78 And 78A Inverleith Place

Circa 1900. 2-storey, 3-bay asymmetrical villa with distinctive Dutch-style gables and with 2-storey 4-light bay window to right bay. Sandstone ashlar with raised quoins, coursed rubble to rear. Moulded reveals. Decoratively carved frieze to ground floor openings. Ropework hoodmoulding to part of upper floor. Battlemented parapet to ground window to left and bay to right. Semicircular dormerhead to central window. Urn finials. Venetian stair window to W. Later small single-story extension to NW.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: STREET ELEVATION (S): steps lead to central 6-panelled timber entrance door set into key-stoned, round-arched doorway with engaged Ionic columns. Flanking Ionic pilasters with carved consoles above and decoratively carved stone balcony above with circular pierced parapet and corner urns. Advanced 3-light window to ground left. To right, canted bay window.

Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows. Coped wallhead and gablehead stacks with some octagonal cans. Grey slates, cast-iron rainwater goods. Raised skews with triangular skewputts.

INTERIOR: (seen 2008). House divided into 2 flats (mid 20th century). Original room-plan largely extant with particularly good quality plasterwork. Timber dog-leg stair with timber balusters and banister and decoratively carved newel posts. Highly decorative- patterned plasterwork to upstairs hall, public room ceilings and cornices, with geometric and floral designs. 4-panelled timber doors.