175 High Street, Dalkeith

Earlier 19th century. 2-storey rectangular house (remaining portion of L-plan house) with octagonal stair tower on NE corner and broadly chamfered SE corner. Rubble. Tower rendered, and painted except for 3 sides at ground facing E; eaves course and band course between floors of tower. Variety of margins; wooden margins and reveals to tower; slightly raised droved surrounds with stugged tails to E.

E (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: chamfered arris to door to left of centre with letterbox fanlight and panelled door; window above. Tower to right with window at ground and 1st floor to E. Window at 1st floor on chamfered angle to left.

W ELEVATION: modern porch at centre. linked to modern single-storey building running W; window to left. Broad tripartite window at centre at 1st floor with droved ashlar mullions.

N ELEVATION: 4 irregularly sized and disposed windows, blind window to right at 1st floor; nesting box at right.

S ELEVATION: 3 irregularly sized and disposed windows. Sash and case windows, with variety of small-pane glazing patterns, barred at ground floor. Grey slates to piend roof. Lead-flashed swept pyramidal roof to tower, with spiked finial, breaking main eaves line. Battered rendered wallhead stack to centre and brick shaft without can to left of S elevation.

INTERIOR: cast-iron balustrade to spiral stair. Main bedroom with ornamented cornice and ceiling rose, and vertical counterbalance-operated shutters to 3-light window. Console supporting beam in former kitchen.