5-5A York Place, Edinburgh

Later 18th century, with alterations. 3-storey, attic and basement, 5-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; squared and snecked rubble at basement. Base course; band course between basement and principal floor. Projecting cills. Long and short quoins. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: architraved and corniced doorpiece with panelled timber door and plate glass rectangular fanlight centred at principal floor; pilastered and corniced doorpiece with panelled timber door and plate glass rectangular fanlight to left of centre at principal floor; regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, with architraved window in bay to left. Regular fenestration to floors above.

W ELEVATION: adjoining building, see separate listing (1-3C York Place).

E ELEVATION: random rubble gable, partly obscured by adjoining building, see separate listing (5B York Place).

S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Pair of slate-hung box dormers. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped rendered gablehead stack; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and pineapple finials.