148 Ferry Road, Edinburgh

Circa 1825. 2-storey and basement, 7-bay pair of rectangular-plan classical houses forming terrace; set back from street with garden area to front. Stugged grey ashlar; rusticated ground floor; random rubble to rear. Continuous base, string, cill and blocking courses; projecting cornice. Stone stairs to entrances at ground.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION NO 146: 4-bay. Timber panelled door in bay to right of centre; plate glass fanlight above. Single window in bay to outer right; single windows in remaining bays to left. Regularly fenestrated at basement and 1st floor. Tripartite pilastered dormer with central pediment in bay to outer left.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION NO 148: 3-bay. Timber panelled door in bay to outer right; plate glass fanlight above. Single windows in remaining bays to left. Regular fenestration at basement and 1st floor; skylight in bay to outer right.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay, recessed in bay to outer left. Regularly fenestrated in all bays to basement, ground and 1st floors. Stairs to single door to ground in central bay No 146; 6-light fanlight above. Modern box dormer to centre No 146; canted dormer in bay to outer right.

2-pane timber sash and case windows to S; 12-pane timber sash and case windows to N (4-pane to basement). Grey slate roof with raised stone skews. Polished sandstone apex stack to W; ridge-stack to centre.

INTERIORS: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low random rubble wall to front with polished coping and replacement rails. Broken in parts for vehicular access.