34 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh

William Playfair, designed 1825, built 1826-1833. Part of long terrace of 34 classical 3-bay townhouses; originally 2-storey, attic and basement 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 side and rear elevations. 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; band course above 1st floor windows; main cornice with band course above dividing 1st and 2nd floors; eaves cornice. Doorpiece of fluted attached Greek Doric columns. Regular fenestration to principal elevation; architraved windows to ground, 1st and 2nd floors; panelled aprons to ground floor windows; sunken panels dividing windows to 2nd storey; predominantly regular fenestration to rear elevation.

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

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: low level band course; window just above to centre; to right, canted-framed window in opening with splayed jambs; window to left at 2nd storey level.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay elevation. Rendered extension to left and centre (2-storey to left, 3-storey to centre) with further timber and glass conservatory extension to left. Eaves course.

GLAZING etc: predominantly plate glass; 4-pane glazing to 1st and 2nd floors to front elevation; 12-pane glazing to basement to front elevation; glazing predominantly in timber sash and case windows. M-roof with central valley; graded grey slate; stone skews and skewputts. To NE, ashlar wallhead stack with individual octagonal flues to left; rendered wallhead stack to right; to rear elevation, mutual rendered ridge stack to right; stacks corniced with predominantly circular cans.

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; wrought iron lamp standard to left of platt. To rear, forming boundary of garden, random rubble walls with predominantly flat coping; timber-boarded door to NE wall.