Description

John Chesser, 1874-1878. 3-storey with basement 2-bay terraced townhouses with 2-storey canted bays. Polished sandstone ashlar with polished dressings; droved at basement. Banded cill course to ground and 1st floor windows; string course and brackets to cornice. Elaborately consoled cornice to doorpieces, with ironwork balcony to 1st floor window above; canted ironwork balcony to 2nd floor window above canted bay; moulded margins, with bracketed block cills at 2nd floor.

NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: door to centre at basement with small window to left beneath oversailing platt; window to central face of canted bay at right; ashlar steps and entrance platt approach to panelled timber door with large rectangular fanlight to doorpiece to bay to left at ground of each house; single window to 1st and 2nd floor above; lights to each face of canted bay at ground and 1st floors, bay to right; tripartite window to bay to outer right at 2nd floor.

2- and 4-pane timber sash and case glazing. Grey slate roof; coped mutual sandstone ashlar stacks (rendered stack to Nos 4 and 6), with tall moulded cylindrical cans; cast-iron rainwater goods.

RAILINGS: fleur-de-lys railings to entrance platts and, set in coping, to street.

Statement of Interest

Part of New Town A-Group. John Chesser was the Superintendent of Works to George Heriot's Hospital between 1858 and 1889. During his term of office large quantities of Heriot's land were feued, including land in the W of Edinburgh. Chesser was responsible for preparing ground and elevation plans for the new buildings. Opulent interiors were designed for many of the houses.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17802246

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