Mid 19th century. Large 2-storey and attic, 4-bay baronial villa with crowstepped gables. Coursed, polished sandstone ashlar. Built under Alexander Black (probably to his design c.1850), who died in 1858, as part of the Heriot Trust feus.

Tags:   28mm Elmarit v4 Baronial Victorian Alexander Black Heriot Trust

© All Rights Reserved

Mid 19th century. Large, 2-storey and attic L-plan baronial villa with central, polygonal-roofed turret. Polished, coursed sandstone ashlar. Base course; hoodmoulds to windows to advanced gabled bay; skews, skewputts and finials to gables. Built under Alexander Black (probably to his design c.1850), who died in 1858, as part of the Heriot Trust feus.

Tags:   28mm Elmarit v4 Victorian Baronial Heriot Trust Alexander Black

© All Rights Reserved

Mid 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay, gabled Jacobean villa with single bay, single storey addition at E. Coursed, polished sandstone ashlar with polished quoins and long and short surrounds. Base course; string course and balustrade with pierced strapwork to each advanced single storey bay; string course and cornice to both floors of 2-storey canted bay; crowstepped gables.

Notable for it's crowstepped gables and strapwork balconies. Built under Alexander Black (probably to his design c.1850), who died in 1858, as part of the Heriot Trust feus.

Tags:   Jacobean 28mm Elmarit v4 Victorian Alexander Black Heriot Trust Crowstepped gables

© All Rights Reserved

Picturesque cottages overhanging the Water of Leith built to the design of David McArthy and John Watson, 1894. Single storey and basement harled cottages with red sandstone quoins and long and short surrounds. Centred inscription above principal window to SW elevation; 1676 heraldic panel to gable of central projecting bay (shown on close-up). Inscription: In accordance with the will of George Pape of Coltbridge House these cottages were built for the use of three poor widows in all time coming AD 1894.

Tags:   Cottages 28mm Elmarit v4 Victorian Pape's Cottages Edinburgh Murrayfield

© All Rights Reserved

A very fine terrace in Murrayfield by respected architect Frederick Thomas Pilkington, 1869. Comprises a pair of symmetrical 5-bay blocks with very fine masonry detailing. Friezes and rosettes to gables.

Tags:   Victorian Frederick T. Pilkington 28mm Elmarit v4 Edinburgh Terrace

© All Rights Reserved