79 Dalkeith Road, including wing walls to north and south, excluding boundary walls to Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh

Circa 1830. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay, symmetrical classical house, with attached wing walls. Coursed rubble sandstone with ashlar dressings and coursed rubble to the wing walls. Base course with dividing band course, cornice, and blocking course. In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following is proposed to be excluded from the listing: boundary walls to Dalkeith Road.

There is a panelled, 2-leaf timber door with a plate glass fanlight to the west (principal) elevation. It is surrounded by a decorative painted timber doorpiece with pilasters and a cornice. There are tripartite windows flanking the door at ground level to the outer left and right. The side lights to the left window are blind. There are single windows at the 1st floor above. There is a single storey lean-to situated to the north gable and the east (rear) elevation.

There are predominantly 12-pane, timber, sash and case windows throughout, and some are 16-pane. The house has a grey slate piended roof with coped and corniced wallhead stacks, and moulded clay cans.

The interior was seen in 2015. The interior has been moderately altered for its previous use as a day nursery. It retains early 19th century cornicing to the principal rooms, with cast iron fireplace inserts with marble surrounds, timber panelled doors and window shutters. A dog-leg stone staircase gives access to the first floor.

There is a tall coped rubble wing wall to the south with a pedestrian gate; a similar wing wall is attached to the north.