18-20 Dundas Street, Edinburgh

Probably Thomas Bonnar, early 19th century. 4-storey and basement, 4-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed at principal floor. Band course between basement and principal floors, principal and 1st floors; projecting cills to 1st and 2nd floor windows; continuous cornice at 2nd floor, continued as band course at N elevation; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basements.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: panelled timber common stair door with geometric rectangular fanlight, in penultimate bay from left at principal floor, glazed 2-leaf timber door with round-arched doorpiece, with radial, semicircular fanlight in penultimate bay from right; flanked in turn by pair of 2-bay shop pilastraded and corniced shop fronts, with 2-leaf timber doors, plate glass rectangular fanlights, plate glass windows; regular fenestration to floors above and to basement, with blind windows at outer right to all floors.

N (NORTHUMBERLAND STREET) ELEVATION: 5-bay elevation, comprising panelled timber door with 4-panel rectangular fanlight, in penultimate bay from left at basement; windows in remaining bays at basement, regular fenestration in bays to floors above.

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (12-16 Dundas Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Shouldered wallhead stacks; coped, with circular cans.

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

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials.