65 Queen Charlotte Street, Edinburgh

Later 18th century. 2-storey, 3-bay symmetrical villa with classical details. Grey sandstone, coursed and squared rubble to front and sides with polished ashlar dressings, coursed rubble to rear. Rusticated quoins; band eaves course; dentilled eaves cornice and blocking course.

S (FRONT) ELEVATION: architraved and corniced doorway at centre with deeply chamfered jambs; single window at 1st floor above. Single windows to outer bays.

E (ELBE STREET) ELEVATION: 3-bay; gabled with paired apex stacks; single windows to ground and 1st floor; band course above. Keystoned Venetian window to gablehead with trompe l?oeil balustrade to apron and girl in arched window above.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: architraved and corniced doorway at centre inserted in former stair window accessed by steps with semi-circular blind fanlight above cornice, panelled door with thin border glazing and radial fanlight. Single windows to outer bays. Rectangular tripartite dormer.

W ELEVATION: gabled with paired apex stacks; small Venetian window to gablehead; large modern conservatory.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Slate roof with red tile ridge; apex stacks (see above) with quoin strips; modern cans; velux rooflight.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: low boundary wall to front; portion of tall wall to E with remains of pilastered doorway; square gatepiers with modern cone finials, large timber gate.