Deanbrae House, 10, 10A Randolph Cliff, Edinburgh

Deanbrae House, designed by J G Fairley in 1892, is a Scots Baronial house incorporating a late 17th century tavern with some earlier 17th century fabric. The building sits prominently at the south end of Dean Bridge.

The structure presents 2 storeys to Randolph Cliff with 3 basement storeys dropping down to Miller Row, arranged in a roughly L-shaped plan. The late 17th century core uses coursed rubble to the south, while the northern section employs squared and snecked sandstone rubble. Sandstone ashlar dressings include a base course to the east elevation. The 19th century section features a corniced eaves course. Openings are rollmoulded with a stepped string course to the east and north elevations.

The east (entrance) elevation showcases the late 17th century gable end on the left with a recessed late 19th century block to the right. The late 17th century section has a doorway and three closely set rollmoulded windows at ground floor, with a bipartite window at first floor and a corbelled castellated balcony to the right fronting a narrow boarded doorway. A small square sundial sits to the far left, and a carved armorial panel with crowstepped breaking eaves window appears on the right return. The 19th century block features a slightly advanced moulded and stepped architraved and keystoned doorway, a small square window at the centre, and transomed and mullioned windows to the far right. First floor windows are pedimented, with a bipartite to the right incorporating a finialed 17th century breaking eaves pediment with three small round arches and carved motifs. A thistle finial crowns the apex, with ball finials to the skewputts.

The south (Bell's Brae) elevation displays the late 17th century block in three storeys with roughly three bays at ground level falling steeply to the west. An advanced rendered corbelled late 19th century octagonal turret projects at first floor centre, equipped with small pointed arch windows. Irregular fenestration includes some ashlar cills, lintels and rybats, with a window at the second storey to the right breaking the wallhead with a crowstepped gablet and inset carved relief panel. Three small rectangular slate-hung dormers sit at attic level.

The north (Miller Row) elevation presents the late 19th century block in five storeys (three storeys below roadway level) arranged in roughly three bays. A round tower with conical roof stands to the right (west), with a crowstepped half gable to the left (east). Windows are transomed, with some bipartite windows featuring moulded sandstone transoms. A broken round pediment appears at fourth floor to the right of the tower, with a small gablet to the conical roof and a mock gunloop at the gable head to the left (east).

The west elevation comprises roughly five bays in three storeys, combining the 17th century block to the right (south) with a late 19th century addition to the left (north). A prominent tower with conical roof stands to the left (north), accompanied by a crowstepped half gable and prominent apex stack. A small advanced rectangular castellated tower projects at the centre, while an angled rectangular plan bartizan chimney stack terminates the gable apex of the 17th century block to the left (south), featuring a castellated parapet on corbel brackets. Prominent gargoyles ornament the corners of both the bartizan and tower, with a broken round pediment at third floor to the left (north).

The fenestration predominantly comprises timber sash and case windows with multi-pane glazing, predominantly six-over nine-pane. The pitched roof features a lead ridge with grey slates, stepped skews and skewputts to the 19th century block. Corniced ashlar gablehead and ridge stacks (some replacement) display fluted friezes and shaped copes, with modern clay cans.