Former Band Block, Redford Cavalry Barracks, Colinton Road, Edinburgh

A 2-storey, 23-bay, rectangular-plan, symmetrical former band block with central advanced gabled bays to the northwest and southeast elevations, designed by Harry B Measures and built between 1909 and 1915. It is situated at the rear of the Cavalry barracks Block and stables (listed at category A, LB 28009). The building is of dark, coursed rock-faced rubble with pale ashlar dressings. There are cill courses, a band course and eaves course. The windows have projecting cills. The windows are regularly spaced and the northwest elevation has round-arched entrance doorways flanking the central gable. There is a tripartite Diocletian window at the 1st floor level of the gables.

The windows are predominantly timber sash and case windows with small pane glazing in the upper sashes and 2-pane glazing in the lower sashes. There are grey graded slates and raised skews to the roof.

The interior was seen in 2016. There is a double-height space to the centre of the building with a gallery at one end with timber railings and with timber panelled doors below, which open to access the curved stairs. There are corridors and rooms leading off to either side of this room. There are several stone, dog-leg staircases with cast iron railings to the upper floors.