76, 78 (1-7) North Junction Street, Edinburgh

This early 19th century building is a four-storey classical tenement located on a gusset site, featuring bowed outer bays on the front. It is constructed of cream stugged sandstone ashlar with polished dressings at the ground floor, and includes a base course, band courses above the ground and second floors, and a cornice.

The north-west (principal) elevation has five bays, with the centre bay displaying blind windows above the ground floor and the outer bays bowed. At the ground level, former shop doors and windows have been partially blocked to create domestic windows: there are four in the centre, two in the left bay, and one in the right bay, which also has a blocked doorway.

The west (North Junction Street) elevation is three bays wide, with a four-bay arrangement at the ground level featuring windows similar to those above in the outer bays. There is a pilastered and corniced doorpiece in the centre left bay with a modern door, and a secondary door opening in the centre right bay with an inserted modern door and surround. A shouldered wallhead stack is located to the left.

The north-east (Couper Street) elevation also has three bays, with a door to the left and windows similar to those on the ground level in the centre and right bays. The street name is painted on this elevation. The building features timber sash and case 12-pane windows, with one replacement window on North Junction Street. The roof is piended, covered with grey slates, and has coped rendered stacks.