38 Eskbank Road, Dalkeith

Earlier-mid 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay villa, made 4-bay and rectangular-plan by later, barely perceptible addition. E and N elevations stugged ashlar, S and W elevations squared and snecked rubble. Base course. Eaves course. Raised margins. Nook-shaft detail to angles of canted windows.

E (ESKBANK ROAD) ELEVATION: pilastered doorpiece, with cornice and blocking course, in bay to left of centre; recessed margin; modern glazed door and 2-pane fanlight. Regular fenestration in centre bays. Outer bays advanced, that to right addition; full-height canted window with half-piend roof to outer right bay; cornice to ground floor window and cill course at 1st floor. Canted window, with cornice and blocking course, at ground in outer left bay; bracketted cornice to window at 1st floor.

N ELEVATION: 3-bay. Pedimented bay advanced at centre; bipartite windows, door inserted in right light at ground. Regular fenestration in outer bays.

S ELEVATION: cavetto corbelling to substantial canted oriel window, with eaves cornice, to right at 1st floor. Window at ground and 1st floors to left.

W ELEVATION: single storey lean-to addition adjoined to right of centre, with screen walls breaking eaves on return, door to N and 3 windows. Semicircular-arched window at 1st floor to right of centre. 2 doors to outer left; irregularly sized and diposed fenestration.

Variety of 8 and 12-pane glazing patterns in sash and case windows, 4-pane in sidelights of canted windows; fixed glazing pattern to semicircular-arched window. Grey slates to piended roof. Original corniced square cans.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: rubble walls; ashlar flat coped.

Chamfered square piers, pyramidal-capped. Cahmfered pedestrian entrance in wall. Postbox ("GR") incorported in wall.

Modern building in grounds to N.