52 Brighton Place, Edinburgh

John Baxter of Portobello, circa 1824. Formerly mirrored pair of 2-storey with basement, 3-bay classical terraced houses with flanking single storey pavilions (since demolished to SW of No 52). Polished ashlar, deeply-channelled at ground (both stonecleaned, see Notes); droved ashlar to basement and pavilion flanking No 50; rubble to rear and N elevation. Band course between basement and ground, ground and 1st floor; cill course to 1st floor; cornice, blocking course; band course and coping to pavilion flanking No 50.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 5 ashlar steps with original flanking cast-iron handrails, to panelled doors in outer bays; plate glass rectangular fanlights and 1st floor windows above. Windows at each floor of intermediate bays. Window and boarded door in pavilion of No 50. Window in bay to left and in wing of basement, No 50. Door to centre bay of basement, No 52 and window in bay to right.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: rear of No 50 not seen fully, 1994. Bay to centre of No 52 blank except flush-panelled door to ground with 3-pane rectangular fanlight above.

Plate glass timber sash and case windows in No 50; 12-pane timber sash and case windows in No 52. Grey slate piended roof with platform at apex. Rendered and coped mutual stacks to front; ashlar and coped mutual stacks to rear; ashlar and coped wallhead stack to SW; rendered and coped wallhead stack to NE.

INTERIORS: No 50 not seen, 1994. Shutters in place and mostly in working condition at No 52; original cast-iron banister to stairs; cupola lighting stairwell. Black marble (ground) and white marble (1st floor) classical chimneypiece to front rooms.

BOUNDARY WALLS: weathered ashlar with coping, formerly with railings. Tall rubble and brick garden walls to rear.