9, 11, 13, 13C Dundas Street, Edinburgh

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century, with later additions. 4-storey and basement, 7-bay terraced tenement, 4th storey as wallhead attic. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floors; projecting cills at 2nd floor; cornice at 2nd floor; string course and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 9-panel flush-beaded timber common stair with rectilinear rectangular fanlight centred at principal floor, flanked by round-arched doorpiece with 9-panel timber door and radial semicircular fanlight to right, pair of 4-panel doors with plate glass rectangular fanlights, in bay to left; advanced 2-bay pilastered and corniced late 19th century shop front to outer right, with tripartite glazed doorpiece, 4-pane plate glass window, part-glazed N return; cills lowered to windows at outer left, becoming upper level of 2-level offices, with 2-bay basement entrance (No 13A, Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee), comprising 2-leaf timber door, flanked by plate glass window to left, with separate door to right, cornice to basement with brattishing. Regular fenestration to upper floors, with cills lowered in 4 bays to right at 1st floor.

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (3-7 Dundas Street).

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (15-17A Dundas Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble ridge and gablehead stacks, with broached ashlar quoins; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes, some chamfered, surmounted by decorative iron railings with balusters and ball finials.