15 Blacket Place, Edinburgh

Earlier 19th century, before 1833. Single storey symmetrical rectangular-plan classical villa with basement and recessed single bay wings. Polished sandstone ashlar; rubble to wings, sides and rear. Base course; eaves course; deeply overhanging eaves; architraved windows.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps up to pedimented doorcase supported by Doric columns with single pilasters behind; 4-panelled timber door with 3-pane fanlight; single aproned windows to flanking bays. Corniced wing to left, extends to rear; advanced window bay; steps down to iron gate with door behind to basement. Advanced window bay to corniced wing to right, continuous with wing of No 17. 2 windows to left of basement, 3 to right.

12-pane lying-pane sash and case windows to ground. Basement windows: 2-pane sash and case (left); 2 8-pane sash and case to either side of 16-pane sash and case (right). Grey slate piended roof with deep eaves. Coped wallhead stacks; tall octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped boundary wall to street with pineapple finials to iron posts supporting 2 swagged iron chains; lattice ironwork gatepiers to pedestrian entrance; corniced piers flank coped and coursed rubble boundary walls to street.