Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century. 4-storey and basement, 5-bay terraced tenement on corner site. Broached ashlar sandstone; painted V-jointed rustication at principal floor; painted broached ashlar at basement. Band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floors; cornice at 2nd floor, continued as band course at N elevation; string course and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 9-panel flush-panelled timber door with blind rectangular fanlight in penultimate bay from right at principal floor; 2-leaf panelled timber entrance door with rectangular fanlight, to principal floor restaurant (No 19-21, Kweilin Cantonese Restaurant), with 2-leaf 6-panel timber door and window to outer right; regular fenestration in remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above, with blind window centred at 3rd floor, cills lowered at outer left and right at 3rd floor, and to basement.

N (NORTHUMBERLAND STREET) ELEVATION: 4-bay shop front to right at basement (No 34) comprising 2-leaf glazed timber door with 3-pane rectangular fanlight, in penultimate bay from right, with windows in remaining bays, and continued to principal elevation; 2-bay public house to left at basement (No 32, The Wally Dug) comprising panelled timber door to right, multi-pane window to left. Regular fenestration to floors above, with blind windows in penultimate bay from right at all floors and at outer right at 3rd floor, cills lowered in 2 bays to left at 3rd floor.

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (15-17A Dundas Street).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (28-30A Northumberland Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered shouldered wallhead stacks, centred at principal and N elevations, rendered gablehead stack to E; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with predominantly spear-headed balusters and urn finials.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Second New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Dundas Street was part of the first extension of the New Town planned by Reid and Sibbald in 1802. Building began in 1807. Nos 19-21 originally had pilasters flanking the windows and doors, at principal floor.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17805310

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