2 Craighall Bank, Edinburgh

Circa 1900. 2-storey, 9-bay a-symmetrical row of houses facing SW towards Victoria Park. No 1 triangular-plan; remainder rectangular- plan; projecting extensions to rear. Polished yellow sandstone (tooled in places); polished dressings; raised and shouldered surrounds to chamfered windows. Squared and snecked rubble sandstone to rear; stugged dressings; long and short quoins. Continuous base course; overhanging porches; slatted, curvilinear timber brackets. Overhanging eaves; cat-slide roofs. Tripartite doorways; glazed and panelled timber doors; decorative glazing to side lights; timber transoms.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: NO 1; 3-bay; advanced to right with gable facing SW. Original glazed and panelled timber door set in central recess; overhanging porch; supporting timber brackets. Bipartite windows to both floors in bay to outer left; tripartite windows to both floors in advanced gabled bay to right; blind opening set in gablehead above. NO 2; 2-bay. Glazed and panelled timber door in bay to right; overhanging porch; single window aligned above. 3-light window to ground in canted bay to left; tripartite window above. NO 3; 2-bay. Glazed and panelled timber door in bay to left; overhanging porch; single window above. Tripartite window to ground in bay to right; bipartite window above. NO 4; 2-bay. Glazed and panelled timber door in bay to right; overhanging eaves; glazed porch; single window aligned above. 2-storey, 3-light canted window in bay to left.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: uniform single storey extensions to each. Single windows to both floors in bays between additions.

Replacement 2-pane sash and case windows to No 2; original 2-pane timber sash and case windows to Nos 1, 3 and 4. REAR: 4-pane timber sash and case windows to Nos 1-4. Various replacement windows to extensions. Grey slate roof with raised stone skews. Polished sandstone ridge stacks to right and left of centre; projecting cornices with various circular cans.

BOUNDARY WALL: low sandstone wall to front; polished coping; various modern iron railings.