12, 14, 16 William Street, Edinburgh

Probably Robert Brown, 1824-5. Extensive 3-storey plain classical commercial terrace with early 19th century shop premises at ground floor. Recessed curved end bay to William Street SE Lane. Smooth sandstone ashlar, painted at ground floor. Coursed squared rubble with long and short ashlar quoins to E elevation. Banded cill course to 1st and 2nd floors. Corniced eaves course with narrow blocking course over. Cornice and 2nd storey banded cill course interrupted between nos. 10 and 12, continuing a course higher up. Original early 19th century shop front configuration largely retained with pilastered and corniced fascia to left. Later ashlar surrounds to windows to E elevation.

SOUTH (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-storey 24-bay roughly squared and coursed rubble with tooled long and short quoin stones. Irregular fenestration with tooled rybats lintels and cills.

Varied arrangement to shop fronts, some plate glass and some fixed 12-pane timber shop windows. Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows at 1st and 2nd floors. Ashlar skews; corniced ashlar gable end and ridge stacks; modern clay cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.