Scotmid, 6-10 High Street, Penicuik

John Kinross and H O Tarbolton, 1904-5. 2 storey, 8-bay L-plan classical department store clasping corner site, on falling ground to S. Polished sandstone ashlar. Base course; corniced band course between principal and 1st floors; cill course at 1st floor; cornice and balustraded parapet with decorative panel at centre, at 1st floor.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: pilastraded at ground. Modern doors in doorpieces flanking centre, with blind segmental-arched fanlights, modern goods door in bay to outer left with louvered ventilation opening above, modern plate glass windows in remaining bays and at 1st floor. Small architraved Renaissance window on decoratively carved low-relief corbel, surmounted by dentilled cornice, to outer left. Balustrade divided by corniced dies surmounted by urns; central decorative architraved panel with wreath and bird decoration (co-operative's motif) surmounted by obelisk on segmental pediment.

E AND S ELEVATIONS: rock-faced snecked ashlar gables, both obscured by adjoining buildings (12 High Street, The Railway Tavern, to E, see separate listing).

REAR ELEVATION: not seen, 1999.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1999.

Modern fenestration. Grey slate piended roof with lead ridge, and flag-pole set at centre. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Coped blocking courses at gables swept up to gablehead stacks; corniced, with circular cans.