29 Lauder Road, Edinburgh

Circa 1875. 2-storey, 2-bay rectangular villa with entrance bay recessed to side. Roughly stugged and coursed ashlar with polished dressings; squared and coursed rubble to E. Base, dividing band, and eaves course; rusticated quoins; chamfered reveals; timber bracketed cornice.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2-storey recessed entrance bay to outer left composed of square porch, raised (1907) in form of tower and braking eaves; segmental-arched, lugged, architraved and keystoned doorpiece; pilasters flanking; panelled door with glazed upper panels; plate glass fanlight; former pierced ashlar balustrade above, now incorporated into 1st floor addition with cornice and stone finials; advanced bipartite window flanking main house to right at ground floor, surmounted by pierced stone window guard with stone finials to bipartite window at 1st floor; full-height canted window flanking to outer right; bracketed decorative cast iron balcony.

N ELEVATION: 2 stained glass round-arched windows with raised surrounds, bracketed cills, impost blocks and keystones at advanced entrance bay to ground floor; 2 similarly detailed windows at 1st floor.

S ELEVATION: 2 windows at 1st floor; single storey addition linking 29 to 27 Lauder Road (1974?). 2 raised chimney breasts flanking centre and breaking eaves in tall corniced stacks bridged by panelled ashlar parapet.

E ELEVATION: large L-plan conservatory (reconstructed 1920) flanking to outer right with harled base course, small pane glazing with lead-paned clerestory and piended roof with polygonal corner tower; central 2-storey service wing; modern 2-storey addition with canted window at 1st floor flanking to outer left.

Plate glass sash and case windows; stained glass 2-leaf casement window above main entrance. Grey slate piended roof; lead flashing; moulded eaves guttering; 2 corniced wallhead stacks linked above eaves to S; 2 corniced stacks to S of entrance bay; gablehead stack at service wing to E.

INTERIOR: some fine decoration retained; large mosaic-tiled vestibule with decorative plasterwork cornice and wood panelling. Other later features retained include carved wooden balustrades, wainscot panelling, decorative timber chimneypieces, and arcaded stairwell.

GATEPIERS: 2 corniced polished ashlar gatepiers with stop-chamfered angles and stone ball finials.