20 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century; No 22 by Robert Wright. 3-storey and basement, 21-bay terraced tenement, comprising 7 3-bay houses, slightly raised to left of centre. Polished ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal floor and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Architraved windows with cornices at 1st floor of Nos 20 and 22, all with small windows at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: recessed doorpieces in 3rd, 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 18th and 19th bays from left, comprising panelled timber doors with variety of decorative rectangular fanlights. Regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above and basement. Double entrance platt to Nos 20 and 22.

E ELEVATION: coursed rubble gable, predominantly blank with blind window and window centred at 1st floor, window centred at 2nd floor.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (28-30A Northumberland Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble gablehead stack with broached ashlar quoins, rubble and rendered ridge stacks; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed balusters and pineapple finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.