12 Belford Mews

Late 19th century single storey and attic row of two mews houses, comprising former stables tack and carriage houses with tall gabletted dormers to mansard roof. Squared snecked red sandstone bull faced rubble; red sandstone ashlar dressings. Set on ground falling steeply to Water of Leith at rear (northeast). Asymmetrical arrangement of ground floor openings; offcentre doorways with small glazed fanlights; large boarded and glazed coach-house doors; some glazed openings with long and short rybats. Wider three-bay elevation to No.13 with two large cart-shed doors at ground floor. Alterations, around 1934-36, to form commercial garage at ground floor with small multi-pane glazing to outer left bay and with painted signage to lintels reading 'MORRIS CARS - IAN F. CUNNINGHAM - BENTLEY SPECIALIST'.

Rear: coursed random rubble with some ashlar dressings; some later enlarged openings. Irregular fenestration. Predominantly plate glass in timber sash and case, with some eight-pane and four-pane in timber sash and case windows; multipane window to ground floor of No. 13 with hopper top openings. Mansard roof with deep ashlar skews and decorative clay ridge; grey slates. Corniced gable and ridge stacks; modern clay cans. Cast iron rainwater goods.

Interior: converted to residential dwellings with garage to ground floor of No.13 (2008).