45 Ann Street, Edinburgh

Probably James Milne, 1816-22. Pair of 2-storey, 3-bay and basement terraced classical townhouses with paired porches to centre; gardens fronting the street. Sandstone ashlar, droved at basement. Entrance platts oversailing basement area recess to garden. Banded base course and narrow banded cill course at ground floor; band course and narrow banded cill course at 1st floor; corniced eaves course. Porches with fluted Greek Doric columns, cornice and blocking course. Moulded architraved windows at 1st floor. Inset doorway; 6-panel boarded timber doors and rectangular fanlight. 2-bay blind return to right (NW).

SW (REAR) ELEVATION: coursed squared rubble with tooled ashlar rybats, lintels and cills. Regular fenestration.

12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Pitched roof; grey slates. Corniced ashlar ridge stacks with some clay cans. Cast-iron rain-water goods. Low coursed and squared rubble wall with sandstone copes edging gardens to street, topped with cast-iron railings incorporating decorative cast-iron lamp standard with large bowl shade.

INTERIOR: (selection of interiors seen 2010) decorative classical scheme, characterised by intricate plasterwork and large drawing room. Stone stairs with well-detailed cast iron balustrade and timber handrail, topped by large cupolas. Decorative cornicing to principal rooms and entrance hall, some ceiling roses, some large marble fireplaces. Working window shutters.