Gayfield House, 18 East London Street, Edinburgh

Charles and William Butter, wrights, 1763-65. 2-storey with attic and basement, 5-bay large classical suburban mansion. Rubble built with ashlar margins (originally harled). Windows with projecting cills, lugged architraves, cornices at ground floor to principal elevation. Pediment, eaves cornice.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3 bays to centre slightly advanced and pedimented. Ionic columned doorpiece with modillioned cornice; shouldered architraved timber panelled door; gothic glazing to fanlight at centre, windows to remaining bays, regular fenestration above; Oculus to tympanum of pediment, and urn finials. 2 windows to left and right of basement.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay, curved segmental-headed pilastered porch to centre; blinded window above; regular fenestration to remaining bays.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay; windows to centre at each floor, window to left at 1st floor, window to right and blocked windows to left at 2nd floor. Substantial shaped wallhead gable with small round-headed window to centre.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay; windows to centre and right at 1st and 2nd floor. Substantial shaped wallhead gable with small round-headed windows to centre.

Timber sash and case with predominantly 12-pane glazing, grey slated piend and platform roof, gableheaded stacks with terracotta cans, ashlar steps oversailing basement.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998. Contains features of exceptional rarity and uncertain date; papier mache ceilings in vestibule and upper landing and painted floorboards in imitation of mahogany and satinised parquet, probably early 19th century. Geometrical staircase with turned balusters. Fine chimneypieces stolen circa 1990.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: later harled, stepped, boundary walls.