Details on Warrender Park Terrace, Edinburgh

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

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) and villas in the

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and Jacobean styles. He is responsible for a varied selection of villas on or in the vicinity of Colinton Road in

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; 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 coal merchant 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

) shows strong stylistic influence from Sir James Gowans. He died at his home, 80 Willowbrae Road, Edinburgh and is buried in the

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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