51 Ann Street, Edinburgh

1869-71. Pair of adjoining 2-storey, 2-bay end terrace townhouses in classical style with prominent tripartite window; ground falling away to S revealing basement to rear.. Sandstone ashlar. Banded base course; band course at 1st floor with narrow banded cill course above; corniced eaves course. Moulded architraved and corniced doorways with panelled timber doors and fanlights. Bevelled architraved tripartite windows at ground and 1st floors to right, corniced at ground floor.

SW (REAR) ELEVATION: squared and snecked sandstone with stugged ashlar dressings. Regular fenestration.

Plate glass in timber sash and case windows. Double-pitched roof, piended to gable; grey slates. Sandstone skews and moulded skewputt to right (NW). Bevelled and corniced ashlar ridge and end stacks with some clay cans. Cast-iron rain-water goods. Low stugged, squared and snecked wall with droved copes and gate rybats edging gardens to street, topped with cast-iron railings incorporating decorative cast-iron lamp standard with large bowl shade.

INTERIOR: (selection of interiors seen 2010) classical decorative scheme characterised by intricate plasterwork and large drawings rooms. Decorative cornicing throughout, some ceiling roses, large marble fireplaces to principal rooms; stone stairs with well-detailed cast iron balustrade and timber handrail, topped by large cupolas with decorative plasterwork beneath.