26 York Place, Edinburgh

Later 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band course between basement and principal floor; frieze at impost level and cornice at principal floor; cill course at 1st floor; band course between 1st and 2nd floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Architraved windows with cornices at 1st floor, pedimented in centre bay; architraved windows at 2nd floor. Projecting cills at principal floor windows. Ashlar steps and entrance platt oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched recessed doorway in bay to left at principal floor, comprising 4-panel timber door with plate glass semicircular fanlight; windows in round-arched recesses in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (24 York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (28 York Place).

N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Polygonal piended slate-hung dormer. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered ridge stack; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.