16, 18, 18A St Vincent Street, Edinburgh

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century. 4-storey and basement, 6-bay x 7-bay end of terrace tenement, substantially restored circa 1995. Polished ashlar sandstone; channelled rustication at principal floor; broached ashlar at basement. Base course; band course between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floors; cill courses at 1st and 3rd floors; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (ST VINCENT STREET) ELEVATION: 6-bay; panelled timber doors with plate glass rectangular fanlights in 2 bays flanking centre. Regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above and basement. Corniced wallhead tablet centred at 3rd floor.

S (CUMBERLAND STREET) ELEVATION: 7-bay; panelled timber door with plate glass rectangular fanlight, centred at principal floor. Regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above and basement, with blind windows in bay to outer left and penultimate bay from left, to all floors above basement, and centred at 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors.

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (64-70B Cumberland Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered ridge stacks, rendered gablehead stack with polished ashlar quoins, polished ashlar wallhead stack; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lis balusters and urn finials.