Description

4-6 Melville Crescent John Lessels 1855-6, completing
Robert Brown's scheme of 1814. 3-storey and basement
with anta pilastered front as above. Ground floor
rusticated.

Statement of Interest

Walker Estate (see below). Diagonally set square formed

by splay corners at the Melville Street Walker Street

intersection. The Melville and Walker Street houses all

date from Robert Brown's time. His original proposal

was for pedimented tetrastyle columnar features at the

centre of each frontage.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17575683

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)