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Latitude: 55.9424 / 55°56'32"N
Longitude: -3.2764 / 3°16'34"W
OS Eastings: 320375
OS Northings: 672888
OS Grid: NT203728
Mapcode National: GBR 83K.V9
Mapcode Global: WH6SK.NW1V
Plus Code: 9C7RWPRF+XF
Entry Name: 18 St John's Road, Corstorphine, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 18 and 20 St John's Road Including Boundary Walls
Listing Date: 11 November 1997
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 391401
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44755
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200391401
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: House
Early 20th century. 2-storey, 6-bay. Rendered, timber framed Old English houses. Red sandstone surrounds to openings at ground; overhanging timber eaves; dividing band course; corniced dormers, oriels and bay windows.
S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: bay to left comprises 3-light canted window at ground; single window at 1st floor breaking eaves. Timber panelled door at ground in bay to inner left; single light at 1st floor above. Pair of advanced gabled bays to centre; 2-light windows at ground; 3-light canted oriel windows at 1st floor above. Single windows to ground and 1st floor in bay to inner right. 3-light canted window at ground; single window at 1st floor breaking eaves in bay to outer right.
Variety of glazing patterns and methods of opening, including small pane timber sash and case windows, casements and fixed windows. Grey slate roof; red ridge tiles; moulded skews; coped ridge stacks; circular cans; rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: not seen 1997.
BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped boundary wall with vehicular entrances at outer left and right.
A picturesque pair, notable for their timber-framed gables and overhanging timber eaves.
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