16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Trinity Crescent, Edinburgh

16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 Trinity Crescent in Edinburgh is a corner block of tenement flats attributed to Thomas Brown, built around 1824. The building is three stories high with a basement, featuring five bays on the north side and seven bays on the east side. It is constructed from droved cream sandstone ashlar, with a dividing band between the basement and ground floors, as well as between the ground and first floors. A prominent eaves cornice adds to its architectural detail.

The north elevation has a channelled ground floor and is regularly fenestrated, with a timber panelled door and a plate glass fanlight located in the center bay. The west elevation is made of plain droved ashlar and also features regular fenestration, although there are blind windows in the outer right bay. Doors are positioned in alternate bays, each with stone steps leading to the basement recess. The entrance to No 20 is found in a narrow recessed bay to the left, with stone steps leading down to the basement areas.

The windows are timber sash and case, with 12-pane glazing on the lower floors and 15-pane glazing on the first floor. The roof is covered with graded grey slates, and there are coped ashlar stacks with circular cans at the ridges.

Surrounding the property is a boundary wall with spear-headed cast-iron railings atop a low coped stone wall, which encloses the basement areas, with some gates still remaining.