12 Cramond Road North

Morris and Steedman, 1955-7 with 1964 bedroom wing extension and later alteration to the garage; sun room and kitchen extension, Steve Yeoman McAllister, circa 1996. T-plan, single-storey, modern movement house composed of intersecting rectangles with oversailing flat roof pierced by rectangular sandstone rubble chimney and water tower on entrance elevation. Main range of building runs NW-SE; garden elevation to NE with continuous run of picture windows broken at centre by advanced 1996 sun room. Garage wing with deep bracketed eaves extends from centre of entrance (SW) elevation; sandstone rubble walls enclose area to right, forming entrance courtyard. White painted brickwork with some sandstone-rubble walling.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: glazed entrance lobby situated in re-entrant angle under projecting eaves of garage within walled courtyard; floor-to-ceiling glazing to right, intersected by rubble tower containing sitting room fireplace, chimney and water tank. Brick-walled section to right of courtyard built 1964. Garage has slatted timber doors recessed between brick piers.

INTERIOR: hall and extension corridor with timber-boarded ceiling and cross-beams. Stone chimneypiece and recess in living room. Flush floor-to-ceiling painted timber internal doors throughout with lever handles. Fitted wardrobes in 1964 bedroom extension.

GARDEN WALLS AND TERRACES: random rubble walls create courtyard to front of house; stone trough set into wall on courtyard side; steps across courtyard currently covered by timber decking (2003). Low rubble boundary and retaining walls support terraces to garden.