214 High Street, Dalkeith

Robert J Naismith, 1956. Asymmetrically designed tenement block with traditional detailing. Steps up in 3 bays, from 2-storey block to left, to centre stair block possessing common roof with 3-storey plus attic gabled block to right. W elevation cream sandstone rubble, E elevation pebble-dashed; ashlar dressings. Droved window margins with tooled tails, smooth quoins. Roll-moulded surrounds to doors. Plain eaves course under swept eaves.

W (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: left bay: door (No 214) to left; tripartite window at ground, 2 windows above at eaves level. Centre (stair) bay: door (No 212) to left; panel above carved with scales and sheaves; 2 small stair windows to right, with relieving arch above top window. Right bay: broad tripartite window at ground; regular fenestration in 2 bays at 1st and 2nd floor; small window in crowstepped gablehead.

S ELEVATION: 3-bay, faces down High Street; right bay recessed. Centre and right bays pebble-dashed. Regular fenestration; 2-pane bathoom glazing in bay to right. Centre and left bays divided at eaves by tall shouldered and crowstepped wallhead stack.

E ELEVATION: pebble-dashed. Gabled bay to left.

W ELEVATION: mutual gable with Nos 216 and 218 High Street (see separate listing) to left.

Variety of small-pane glazing patterns in sash and case windows; plate glass to E elevation. Raised coped skew and skewblock common with neighbour to N, cut-back on rear elevation. Swept roofs. Grey-green slates.