12 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh

William Playfair, designed 1825, built 1826-1833. Part of long terrace of 34 classical 3-bay townhouses; originally 2-storey, attic and basement elevations (many have additional later 3rd storeys) punctuated by 2 18-bay, 3-storey pavilions with 3-bay advanced sections to each end (Nos 11-16 and 23-28) and with 12-bay, 3-storey section to the western end (Nos 1-4); terrace stepped down at intervals to follow slope of road. Droved ashlar to basement; polished ashlar to upper floors; predominantly coursed squared rubble with dressed margins to rear elevation. To principal elevation: base course; dividing band between basement and ground floor; dividing band and cornice between ground and 1st floors; to 1st floor, continuous cast-iron trellis balcony with Greek key border; 2nd floor cill course; eaves cornice; blocking course. Painted doorpiece of fluted attached Greek Doric columns. Regular fenestration to principal elevation; architraved windows to ground and 1st floors; panelled aprons to ground floor windows; predominantly regular fenestration to rear elevation.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3-storey and basement elevation. To basement, to centre, timber panelled door with blocked fanlight in segmentally-headed opening; window to left bay; to right, area beneath platt blocked by wall with 2 windows. To ground floor, to right bay, steps and platt overarching basement recess leading to 2-leaf timber and glazed door with letterbox fanlight.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay elevation with full-height piend-roofed rendered to centre bay, with additional large single storey extension. Eaves course.

GLAZING etc: predominantly plate glass; to rear elevation, 12-lying-pane glazing to1st floor, 12-pane glazing to 2nd floor; glazing predominantly in timber sash and case windows. M-roof with central valley; graded grey slate; stone skews and skewputts. To E and W, corniced mutual ridge stacks, preceded to front by individual octagonal flues; to rear extension, wallhead stack; predominantly circular cans.

RAILINGS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: to front, edging basement recess and platt, stone coping surmounted by cast-iron railings with dog bars, spear-head finials and distinctive circled border; wrought-iron lamp standard to left of platt.. To rear, forming boundary of garden, random rubble walls with predominantly flat coping.

INTERIOR: to ground floor: to lobby, geometric tiled floor, compartmented ceiling, good plasterwork, screen of pilasters and fluted Ionic columns. Stone cantilevered stairs with ornate cast-iron balusters.