15 Dundas Street, Edinburgh

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century, with alterations. 4-storey and basement, 5-bay terraced tenement, 4th storey as wallhead attic. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; projecting cills at 1st and 2nd floor; cornice at 2nd floor; string course and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched doorpiece comprising lowered panelled timber common stair door in penultimate bay from left, with 4-pane rectangular fanlight, surmounted by blocked former doorhead as blind radial and rectilinear round-arched fanlight; 2-leaf panelled timber door with decorative radial rectangular fanlight in 3rd bay from right; regular fenestration to floors above, with cills lowered to outer left and right at 3rd floor, blind window in penultimate bay from right at 3rd floor, and at basement, with 2-bay pilastered and corniced shop front to left, comprising 2-leaf, 6-panel timber door with plate glass rectangular fanlight, to left, plate glass shop window to right.

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (9-13C Dundas Street).

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (19 and 21 Dundas Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M- roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar gablehead stack; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

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