6 Alva Street, Edinburgh

J Gillespie Graham, 1823; executed by R Hutchinson (1826 - 1830). 33-bay classical terrace comprising 2 and 3-storey unified townhouse façade with main-door and common stair flats behind; basement area to street including some vaulted cellars and retaining walls. Later corniced storey to Nos. 12 and 24. Sandstone ashlar, droved to basement, channelled to ground floor. Entrance platts oversailing basement. Band course at ground floor; banded cill course at 1st floor; corniced eaves course; balustraded parapet retained in part to left. Architraved and corniced surrounds to openings at 1st floor. Cast-iron anthemion balconies at 1st floor.

Predominantly 15-pane and 12-pane in timber sash and case windows, with some plate glass in timber sash and case. Double pitch M-section roof, grey slates. Corniced ashlar ridge stacks with modern clay cans. Cast-iron railings on ashlar coping stone edging basement recess to street

INTERIOR: interior typified by Greek decorative scheme with key motif cornicing, converted for later office and residential use (2008).