22 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh

James Gillespie Graham, designed 1822. 17-bay symmetrical classical terrace, comprising pair of 4-storey and basement, 4-bay terminal pavilions flanking 3-storey and basement 9-bay central terrace. Polished ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor; channelled rustication at principal floor of Nos 10 and 11 St Colme Street. Base course; string course at impost level at principal floor of terminal pavilions; cill course at 1st floor, and at 2nd floor of central block; cornice at 2nd floor of terminal pavilions; cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor of central block; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor of terminal pavilions. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

NW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION, CENTRAL TERRACE: 3 3-bay houses, comprising 2-leaf, 6-panel timber doors with plate glass rectangular fanlights doors in bays to right; regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor and to floors above. Flagged basement area.

NW ELEVATION, TERMINAL PAVILIONS: pair of advanced 4-bay terminal pavilions, Doric pilasters flanking bays at 1st and 2nd floors, panelled pilasters flanking bays at 3rd floor; doors in round-arched recesses in penultimate bays from left, comprising 4-panel timber doors with plate glass semicircular fanlights, windows in round-arched recesses in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above. Flagged basement area.

SW ELEVATION: 4-bay return to S terminal pavilion, becoming No 11 St Colme Street (see separate listing), comprising panelled timber door with plate glass semicircular fanlight in round-arched recess, in penultimate bay from right; windows in round-arched recesses in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above. Flagged basement area.

SE ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (1-11 St Colme Street).

GREAT STUART STREET RETURN TO NW ELEVATION: 4-bay return to N terminal pavilion, becoming 6 Great Stuart Street (see separate listing).

REAR ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Variety of timber sash and case windows; anthemion and palmette window guards in bays at 1st floor of central block and N terminal pavilion. Grey slate M-roofs; pair of modern box dormers to No 24. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridge stacks; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998; evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lis finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.