Description
James Gillespie Graham, designed 1822. Symmetrical classical palace block, comprising 9-bay central pavilion flanked by pair of 9-bay linking terraces, flanked in turn by pair of 5-bay terminal pavilions. Polished ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION, CENTRAL PAVILION: 9-bay, 4-storey and basement pavilion, with central 3 bays and bays to outer left and right advanced again, central 3 bays surmounted by blank pediment at 3rd floor; engaged Doric columns flanking central 3 bays, and bays to outer left and right, panelled pilasters flanking bays at 3rd floor. 4-panel timber doors with radial semicircular fanlights, in bays to left of centre and outer left and right; windows in round-arched recesses in remaining bays at principal elevation; regular fenestration to floors above, with blank central bay at 3rd floor. Flagged basement area.
S ELEVATION, LINKING TERRACES: pair of 3-storey and basement, 9-bay linking terraces flanking central pavilion, comprising 6 3-bay houses. Mirrored arrangement of panelled timber doors, in bays 3rd, 4th and 7th from central pavilion, with plate glass rectangular fanlights, decorative rectilinear design rectangular fanlight to No 8; door to outer right (No 2) part-infilled, with glazed upper panels. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above. Flagged basement area.
S ELEVATION, TERMINAL PAVILIONS: pair of 3-storey and basement, 5-bay terminal pavilions; Doric pilasters flanking bays at 1st and 2nd floors, panelled pilasters flanking bays at 3rd floor; 4-panel timber doors with radial semicircular fanlights, blind at No 1, centred at principal floor; windows in round-arched recesses in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above. Flagged basement area.
WEMYSS PLACE RETURN TO E TERMINAL PAVILION: 4-storey, becoming 1-3 (inclusive Nos) Wemyss Place (see separate listing).
FORRES STREET RETURN TO W TERMINAL PAVILION: 5-bay, becoming 1 Forrest Street (see separate listing).
Predominantly 12 and 15-pane timber sash and case windows. Anthemion and palmette window guards in bays at 1st floor of Nos 4, 6 and 11, and E return of E terminal pavilion, at 2nd floor of No 2, and at 3rd floor of No 11. Grey slate M-roofs. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Variety of broached and rendered ridge and wallhead stacks, some with cornices; coped, with circular cans.
INTERIORS: not seen, 1998; entrance hall of No 6 with coffered dome on pendentives over staircase, panelled drawing room.
RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with predominantly spear-headed and other decorative finials.
MEWS:
2-4 (INCLUSIVE NOS) WEMYSS PLACE MEWS: 19th century. Row of 3 single storey and attic mews buildings. Coursed rubble, with droved and polished ashlar dressings.
N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: irregular arrangement of panelled timber doors and vertically-boarded timber garage doors, including multi-leaf folding doors with glazed upper panels, and modern sliding door. Variety of windows at ground floor and attic, pair of gabletted windows breaking eaves at No 2. Timber hay-loft door centred at attic at No 2.
E ELEVATION: blank gable.
Predominantly 15-pane timber sash and case windows. Anthemion and palmette window guards in bays at 1st floor to Nos 4, 5 and 11, to outer right at 1st floor of W elevation, and at 1st floor of E elevation. Grey slate roofs. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Variety of stacks; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.