17, 18, 19 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh

Circa 1780s. A 4-storey with dormered attic and basement, rectangular plan terraced row of tenements (now used as offices). It is constructed from ashlar sandstone with long and short quoins to the corners. Nos 23, 24 and 25 have a channelled ashlar ground floor and basement. The rear and side elevation is rubble sandstone. The bays flanking the doorway of No 18 have Venetian windows to each floor with Y-tracery glazing. There is a pair of entrances at No. 18 all set in a segmental arched recessed, and the left hand doorway of this pair is blind. The entrances doors of Nos. 20 and 21 have Roman Doric columned doorpieces linked by continuous entablature. The doorpieces to the entrances of Nos. 17 and 19 have a cornice supported on Roman Doric columns. There are a variety of round arched and flat-arched entrances with fanlights. The third floor windows of No. 19 have decorative cast iron window boxes and there are some decorative cast iron window boxes to the rear elevation. The rear elevation has evenly spaced 2-bay gables with stacks breaking the wallhead and the end bays are full height, 2-window, bowed bays.

The windows are predominantly 12-pane glazing in sash and case timber frames. The roofs have grey slates and there are wide, corniced ridge stacks with cyclindrical cans. There are entrance platts oversailing the basement and low coped walled with cast iron railings.

The interior was partially seen in 2015 and 2016 and comprises flats arranged around a stone staircase with a plain balustrade and lit by a square cupola, as well as main door ground and basement flats. The Venetian windows have moulded timber surrounds with the central round arched window flanked by fluted Doric pilasters. Some principal rooms and entrance halls have decorative cornices and timber panelling to a dado. There are some flat arched buffet niches with fluted Corinthian pilasters and a decorative frieze. The windows predominantly have shutters and many of the doors are panelled.