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4 Melville Crescent, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9501 / 55°57'0"N

Longitude: -3.2141 / 3°12'50"W

OS Eastings: 324281

OS Northings: 673669

OS Grid: NT242736

Mapcode National: GBR 8JG.GK

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.LPPZ

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ2P+29

Entry Name: 4 Melville Crescent, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Melville Crescent, 4-6 and 43 Melville Street and 19 Walker Street.

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368969

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29320

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200368969

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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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.

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