21 York Place, Edinburgh

Late 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 4-bay classical terraced house on corner site. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, and between principal and 1st floors; cill course at 1st floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Projecting cills at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platt oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: recessed doorpiece in bay to left of centre, with panelled timber door and plate glass rectangular fanlight; windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining building, see separate listing (15-19A York Place).

E (ELDER STREET) ELEVATION: 5-bay gable, becoming 38 Elder Street. Painted principal floor comprising advanced pilastered doorpiece with corniced lintel, modern glazed door and plate glass rectangular fanlight, in bay to left of centre; modern tripartite window to outer left; regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, with blind window between penultimate bay from right and bay to outer right. Regular fenestration to floors above, including 3 evenly spaced windows at attic, with projecting cills. Irregular fenestration to basement. Flagged basement area.

S ELEVATION: adjoining building, see separate listing (30-34 Elder Street).

Variety of plate glass, 4-pane and 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Pair of slate-hung rectangular dormers with modern glazing. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Gablehead stack; corniced and coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials. Pairs of railing-mounted cast-iron lamps with glass globes, flanking steps to 38 Elder Street.