33 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh

William Playfair, designed 1825, built 1826-1833. Part of long terrace of 34 classical 3-bay townhouses; originally 2-storey, basement and attic elevations (many have additional later 3rd storeys) punctuated by 2 18-bay, 3-storey pavilions with 3-bay advanced sections to each end (Nos 11-16 and 23-28) and with 12-bay, 3-storey section to the western end (Nos 1-4); terrace stepped down at intervals to follow slope of road. Droved ashlar to basement; polished ashlar to upper floors; predominantly coursed squared rubble with dressed margins to rear elevation. To principal elevation: base course; dividing band between basement and ground floor; dividing band and cornice between ground and 1st floors; to 1st floor, continuous cast-iron trellis balcony with Greek key border; eaves cornice; blocking course. Doorpiece of fluted attached Greek Doric columns. Regular fenestration to principal elevation; architraved windows to ground, 1st and 2nd floors; panelled aprons and wrought iron window box holders to ground floor windows; predominantly regular fenestration to rear elevation.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3-storey and basement elevation. To basement, to centre bay, timber panelled door with 6-light fanlight; window to left bay, to right, area beneath platt blocked by wall with 2 windows. To ground floor, to right bay, steps and platt overarching basement recess leading to 2-leaf timber-panelled door with rectangular fanlight.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay elevation with 2-storey rendered, leaded half ogee-roofed extension to centre. Eaves course.

GLAZING etc: predominantly plate glass in sash and case windows; to 1st and 2nd floors to principal elevation, plate glass top pane with paired casements below; all windows of timber. Flat roof to front, pitched roof to rear with central valley; graded grey slate to pitched sections; stone skews and skewputts. To rear, corniced rendered mutual ridge stacks to left and right; predominantly circular cans. Some cast-iron rainwater goods including large monogrammed hopper to left to principal elevation.

RAILINGS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: to front, edging basement recess and platt, stone coping surmounted by cast-iron railings with dog bars, spear-head finials and distinctive circled border. To rear, forming boundary of garden, random rubble walls with predominantly flat coping.