5, 6 North Charlotte Street, Edinburgh

James Tait, 1790-2; later alterations by, among others, A G Sydney Mitchell. 4-storey basement and attic classical tenement on splayed corner site, built out at ground. Droved Craigleith sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Long and short quoins.

QUEEN STREET ELEVATION: 5-bay; regular fenestration; cornice and blocking course. Later arcaded timber bar built out at ground with panelled Composite pilasters. Pair of bowed slate-hung dormers with tripartite windows (right one with blind sidelights).

NORTH CHARLOTTE STREET ELEVATION: 6-bay gable end with broad apex stack; ground rises 1 storey to S. Built out at ground as above; public bar to left, entrance to common stair at centre right bay; entrance to 1st floor at inner right bay; shop to far right. Left bay with 3rd floor window blocked; inner left bay with blind windows; centre bays with attic windows in gablehead. 3 right bays with no 1st floor (shops on rising ground); built up at attic with timber oriel window (by TH Marwick, drawings in NMRS).

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Grey slates; ashlar coped skews; stone stacks.

INTERIOR: considerable internal alterations, including insertion of timber stair joining 1st and 2nd floor flats at No 6 North Charlotte Street.