2, 4 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, 1812. 4-storey and basement, 6-bay terraced block. Band course at principal and 1st floors; cill course at 1st floor; projecting cills at 2nd floor; continual cornice at 2nd floor, returned and terminated at corners; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 9-panel timber common stair door in 3rd bay from right, 9-panel timber door in 3rd bay from left, both with plate glass rectangular fanlights. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and to basement. 4-panel 2-leaf timber door in penultimate bay to left at basement; 2-leaf timber door in penultimate bay from right at basement; shallow multi-pane rectangular fanlights. Flagged basement area.

N ELEVATION: 4-storey and basement, 6-bay elevation becoming 2-4 Northumberland Street. Regular fenestration to all floors, with blind windows in 3 bays from right at principal, 1st and 2nd floors; blind windows in penultimate bay from left, and at outer left, at 3rd floor. Flagged basement area.

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (10-14 Nelson Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Iron balcony spanning bays at 3rd floor. Grey slate M-roof. Rendered shouldered wallhead stack centred at E elevation, random rubble shouldered wallhead stack, with broached ashlar quoins, centred at N elevation; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.