Edward Calvert (March 1847 – 26 June 1914) was a Scottish domestic architect. Calvert's work appears to have been exclusively confined to

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, and was mostly concerned with the creation of

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tenements (particularly in Marchmont) and villas in the Second Empire and Jacobean styles. He is responsible for a varied selection of villas on or in the vicinity of Colinton Road in Merchiston; one of these was for many years the home of author

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. He is also known to have designed modifications for at least one

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building, in Abercromby Place, in 1899.

Life

Calvert was born in

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in March 1847, the son of William Calvert, a corn and

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and his wife Esther Roberts. He trained as an architect under

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. His work appears to be exclusively limited to domestic architecture in

and was largely also done in partnership with the builder Peter Craig Renton.Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Calvert Much of his work (especially in Marchmont) shows strong stylistic influence from Sir James Gowans. He died at his home, 80 Willowbrae Road, Edinburgh and is buried in the Grange Cemetery.

Works

Villas

*3 Ettrick Road (1885) *20, 22, 38, and 40 Colinton Road (1888) *30 Polwarth Terrace (1891) *Paired villas (120/122), and terrace 80–110 Polwarth Terrace (1893) *79/81, 83/85, and 87/89 Colinton Road (1902–04) *11 and 13 John Street, Portobello (1904)

Tenements

*Parsons Green Terrace (1878) *56–66 Marchmont Crescent (1881) *1–23 (inclusive) Warrender Park Terrace, 2–16 Marchmont Road, and 2–8 Spottiswoode Street (1881–83) *158–174 Bruntsfield Place (1887) *2–16 Marchmont Road (1890) *Viewforth Square (1891) *39–77 Slateford Road (1898) *Brighton Mansions, 46–56 Bath Street, Portobello (1899) *Windsor Mansions, 1–11 Straiton Place, Portobello (1899)

References

Dictionary of Scottish Architects entry on Edward Calvert
*McWilliam, Colin (Editor), "The buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh", Penguin, 1984,

External links

Dictionary of Scottish Architects
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvert, Edward Architects from Edinburgh 1847 births 1914 deaths