10, 12, 14 St Vincent Street, Edinburgh

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century; principal elevation details reinstated by Christopher Dinnis Associates, 1995, N elevation refaced and realigned by Christopher Dinnis Associates, 1997. 4-storey and basement, 7-bay terraced tenement. Polished ashlar sandstone; channelled rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floors; blank aprons in bays at 1st floor; cill course at 3rd floor; projecting cills in bays to left and right at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Architraved windows in central 3 bays at 1st floor, with cornices, and architraved to those above at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 4-panel timber common stair door centred at principal floor, flanked by 4-panel timber doors, all with plate glass rectangular fanlights. Regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above and basement.

N (CUMBERLAND STREET) ELEVATION: regular fenestration to all floors, with blind windows to outer right and penultimate bay from right at all floors.

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (4-8B St Vincent Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Polished ashlar ridge stacks, shouldered wallhead stack, rubble wallhead stack with polished ashlar quoins; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lis balusters and pineapple finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.