Sasine Office, General Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh

James Craig, circa 1780; additions and alterations by W W Robertson

(HM Commissioners of Works), 1898. 4-storey and attic, 17-bay classical office, displaced 8-4-5, stepping up slightly. Black painted droved ashlar with polished dressings. Long and short quoins.

NE ELEVATION: cill band at ground with rubble base; band course above ground floor (becomes 1st floor cill course to N). Cornice, all at same level. Recessed lined rendered later attic storey with segmental-arched architraved windows. Barred windows at ground.

ENTRANCE BAY: octagonal entrance and stair tower turning S corner as link to Sasine Office (see separate listing); arched doorpiece framed by blocked Roman Doric columns; surmounted by balustrade and pediment.

NW (END) ELEVATION: 3-bay, largely rebuilt in squared and snecked ashlar; stair bow at centre; flanking bays with broad bipartite windows to all floors. Wallhead gable to left with diminutive bipartite garret window.

Rubble rear elevation.

4- (and 6-) pane timber sash and case windows. Wallhead stacks at cross-walls; grey slates.

INTERIOR: converted to offices (see Notes). Entrance bay faces W (present rear); internal mahogany porch with fluted pilasters and corresponding porter's booth; Ionic columned screen to stair with cast-iron Corinthian posts at base and plain banisters.