21, 23 Boswall Road, Edinburgh

Circa 1830. Fine, austere 2-storey 3-bay classical villa with Greek Doric portico and lower (2-storey) single bay W wing; linking pavilions to W and E; subdivided, but substantially unaltered externally. Lightly droved ashlar sandstone, squared and coursed sandstone with droved ashlar dressings to sides and rear. Base and blocking courses, eaves cornice. Viewing platform to rear.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: stone porch set in left bay of main block, with fluted Greek Doric columns, entablature and blocking course; timber panelled door with plate glass fanlight in segmental- headed opening. Regular fenestration; windows in lower floor of main block segmental-headed, with droved ashlar panelled aprons; those in W wing set in recessed panel.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: asymmetrically arranged. Piend-roofed 2-storey and basement canted bay with decorative wrought-iron balcony at 2nd floor level to centre; modern French doors to steps from 1st floor to garden. Flanked to W by taller 2-stage tower; French door at 1st stage, arch-headed window at 2nd stage; balustraded parapet to viewing platform at N. Single windows to ground and 1st floor in arch-headed recessed panel in lower bay to W. 2-storey pavilion adjoining on lower ground to E.

Regular fenestration, plate glass in timber sash and case windows, except 7-pane arched window in 2nd storey of tower feature (rear elevation). Grey slate; piended roof to canted bay. Squat coped wallhead stacks, circular cans.

BOUNDARY WALLS, RAILINGS, GATES AND GATEPOSTS: low ashlar wall to front with base course, ashlar coping. Later decorative wrought-iron railings, designed 1913 (see Notes), gates and paired cast iron gateposts. High rubble wall with arched coping to N.