Woodburn House, 54 Canaan Lane, Morningside, Edinburgh

Circa 1820. two-storey and attic rectangular-plan classical villa with single-storey wing and outbuildings to north, large modern single storey extension. Cream sandstone, ashlar front and south elevation with rusticated quoins, coursed and squared stugged rubble to rear and side. Rusticated ground floor; band course above ground floor; cill band course at first floor; deep dentilled eaves cornice with blocking course above; architraved and corniced windows at first floor; fluted panels to aprons of first floor windows; segmental-arched timber dormer windows.

West (entrance) elevation: four-bay; single storey north wing; Roman Doric porch with angle pilasters, frieze, cornice and blocking course to bay to left of centre, single windows with bracketted cills on returns, two-leaf panelled door with rectangular plate glass fanlight; single windows to first floor above. Remaining bays with single windows to ground and first floor. Two dormers above. Flat-roofed north wing with two rectangular windows set in round-arched panels.

South (garden) elevation: three-bay; central bowed bay with three windows to ground (central door later alteration) and first floor, decorative cast-iron balcony to first floor, half-conical roof and dormer window. Single windows to outer bays.

North (rear) elevation: at first floor tall stair window to left of centre; single window to right of centre. Two rubble-built single storey outbuildings with piend roofs flanking service court.

East elevation: large single storey modern extension at ground floor; at first floor blocked window to left, two single windows to right; central wallhead stack; two dormers. Timber sash and case windows, mostly four-pane, some small-pane glazing to rear, side and north wing. Slate piend roof with lead flashings; two broad transverse stacks, two roof lights to north.

Interior: not seen 1992.