* and 8B Gayfield Square, Edinburgh

1790-1800. 4- bay terraced double house block with later alterations; 2-storey, basement and attic elevation to Gayfield Square. Droved ashlar (coursed rubble with droved margins to basement (partially painted) and rear). Dividing band between basement and ground floor; eaves cornice. Predominantly regular fenestration.

NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: to central 2 bays, steps and platt overarching basement recess; to inner left bay, later architraved and corniced shouldered double doorway with central trumeau separating a timber-panelled door to left, flush timber door to right, both with asymmetrical fanlights (see Notes); to inner right bay, timber-panelled door with architraved and corniced doorpiece. Tripartite windows flanking doorways at outer right and left bays. 3 dormer windows to roof (bipartite to left).

SW (REAR) ELEVATION: 4-bay elevation; bays to left obscured to basement and ground floor by adjoining warehouse (not listed); later additional storey to bays to right (see Notes). To basement, glazed door with letterbox fanlight to inner right bay. Tripartite window to outer left and outer right bay to 1st floor. Eaves course to left, becoming dividing band between 1st and 2nd floor to right.

GLAZING etc: 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows to basement, centre light of tripartite windows to rear and to left tripartite to front; 8-pane glazing in timber sash and case to inner right bay to rear; 4-pane glazing to centre and right dormer; remainder predominantly plate glass in timber sash and case (no opening lights to tripartite to right of front elevation). Timber fascias, lead haffits and barrel roof to dormers. To front elevation, 2 rooflights to right. Pitched roof; graded grey slate. Corniced, rendered ridge stack to NW. Cast iron downpipes with trefoil fixing brackets to front elevation.

RAILINGS: spear-head and urn finialled cast iron railings, set in ashlar coping, edging basement recess, steps and platt to front. Plain replacement railings and stone coping to rear.