5, 7, 9 India Street, Edinburgh

William and Lewis A Wallace, early 19th century. 4-storey and basement 10-bay tenement in terraced site. Broached sandstone ashlar, channelled at principal floor. Cill course to 1st and 2nd floors; continual cornice over 2nd floor; band course between principal floor and basement, and between 1st floor and principal floor; blocking course. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: flush-panelled common stair door to left of centre, flanked by windows; flush-panelled doors in 3rd bays from outer left and right, with rectangular fanlights. Windows in recessed rectangular panels at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above, with architraves and cornices to windows at 1st floor. cast-iron window-guards to windows at 3rd floor, except 5th bay from left. Flagged basement area, with vertically boarded timber doors to cellars; coped rubble retaining walls.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered ridge stacks and broached ashlar gablehead stack; coped with circular cans.

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

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes, surmounted by cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lis balusters and pineapple finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.