Shoemakers' Land, 195-197 Canongate, Edinburgh

Shoemakers' Land, located at 195-197 Canongate in Edinburgh, is a substantial 17th-century tenement that was reconstructed in 1725 by the Incorporation of Cordiners and again in 1956 by Robert Hurd. The building stands five stories tall and features six bays, with a moulded cornice and blocking course. The ground floor contains a shop, while the structure is built of roughly squared rubble with sandstone ashlar dressings and slightly raised, chamfered margins.

The upper floors have regular fenestration, with narrower window openings on the far left. A curved corner is present on the fourth floor at the outer right. There is a carved panel located centrally between the first and second floors. The central shop doorway is flanked by shallow-canted fixed-pane windows. A timber door on the far right leads to a stair that serves the dwellings on the upper floors.

The upper levels predominantly feature 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows, and the roof is covered with grey slate. There is an end stack to the west and clay cans.