31-29 York Place, Edinburgh

Later 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 5-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; cornice at 2nd floor. Projecting cills at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched doorway centred at principal floor, comprising 4-panel timber door with plate glass semicircular fanlight; flush-panelled timber common stair door with 6-pane rectangular fanlight in bay to outer left at principal floor; windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (27 York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (33-37 York Place).

S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Rectangular slate-hung tripartite dormer; modern slate-hung box dormer fronted by canted timber window. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar and rendered ridge stacks, rendered stack breaking pitch; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials.