30C Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

Probably James Milne, 1814; early 20th century single storey block to S. 2-storey, basement and attic, 6-bay double villa, comprising 2 3-bay mirrored houses. Tooled coursed sandstone ashlar with polished dressings to principal elevation; tooled squared and snecked sandstone to rear. Long and short quoins; first floor cill course; eaves cornice; eaves blocking course.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: near-symmetrical; ground floor obscured by single storey retail units (see below); regular fenestration to 1st floor; rectangular dormer to right of attic floor, modern skylights to centre and left of attic floor. Nos 28, 28A, 30A-D: variety of pilastered, flat-roofed, timber-faced retail units; decorative cornice; slender canted windows to Nos 28, 28A and 30A, modern shopfronts to remainder; glazed panelled timber door with etched glass to hairdressers at No 28;decoratively pilastered gableted doorway to No 30, panelled timber door with semi-circular fanlight.

E AND W ELEVATIONS: gabled.

N ELEVATION: basement not seen 1999. Regular fenestration to ground and 1st floors. 2 rectangular dormers to attic floor.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof with lead ridge. Stone skews. Coped gablehead and wallhead stacks with circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: No 28: hairdressers, retains many of original fittings; remainder not seen 1999.

BOUNDARY WALLS: coped sandstone rubble boundary walls to rear.