6 Belgrave Place, Edinburgh

Alex W McNaughton, 1880. Extensive terrace comprising 3-storey and basement, 2-bay townhouses in classical style, with prominent 3-light full height canted bays; stepped down site, on ground sloping gently to N. Sandstone ashlar, droved at basement. Entrance platts oversailing basement. Banded base course; banded string course at 1st and 2nd floors. Moulded cill course at ground floor, moulded cornices at 1st and 2nd floors to canted bay. Corniced eaves course. Corniced doorpieces with large foliate console brackets; rectangular fanlights and narrow sidelights; predominantly timber 2-leaf, 6 panel doors. Moulded architraved 1st floor windows; bracketed cills at 2nd floor.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: coursed squared rubble with some droved ashlar quoins, rybats, cills and lintels. Roughly regular fenestration with some paired windows at 1st and 2nd floors.

INTERIOR: characterised decorative classical scheme, with well detailed cornicing and some wall panelling. Large 1st floor drawing rooms to front (with bay) contain elaborate cornicing and some large marble fireplaces. Cornicing continues throughout, less elaborate to upper floors. Later subdivision common throughout (2009). Grand entrance halls, with columns to No. 5.

Plate glass in timber sash and case windows. Mansard roof; grey slates. Corniced ashlar ridge stacks with octagonal clay cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Cast-iron railings edging basement area to street.