5, 7 Nelson Street, Edinburgh

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, 1812. 4-storey and basement, 4-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band course at principal floor; band course and cill course at 1st floor; projecting cills and continual cornice at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 6-panel timber common stair door to right at principal floor, with radial rectangular fanlight; round-arched doorpiece in penultimate bay to right, with 6-panel timber door, plate glass semicircular fanlight. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above, and to basement. Flagged basement area.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (9-13 Nelson Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (8, 8A-20 Abercromby Place).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Balcony spanning bays at 3rd floor. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered gablehead stack; coped, with circular cans.

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

RAILINGS AND LAMP: ashlar copes surmounted by iron railings, with spear-headed balusters. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamp with glass globe.