Basic Biographical Details

Name: Edward Calvert
Designation:  
Born: March 1847
Died: 26 June 1914
Bio Notes: Edward Calvert was born in Brentford Middlesex in March 1847, the son of William Calvert, corn and coal dealer, and his wife Esther Roberts. He was probably articled to Frederick Thomas Pilkington, whose correspondence with the papermakers John and Charles Cowan of Penicuik refers to an assistant named Calvert, but no forename is given.

Calvert's practice was exclusively domestic, substantially dependent on the builder Peter Craig Renton and, so far as is known, confined to Edinburgh. His career began with a plain baronial tenement at Cowgatehead in 1871 with no known work for the next six years. It therefore seems probable that he continued to assist Pilkington & Bell until about 1878 when he became surprisingly busy despite the deep recession following the failure of the City of Glasgow Bank in that year. His baronial tenements in Marchmont have a marked originality of detail but his best work is seen in the large villas he built at Merchiston for Renton. These are symmetrical and ashlar-fronted, an elegant amalgam of mixed Pilkingtonian Second Empire detail with a particular fondness for stilted segmental arches and incised ornaments. His work in the 1890s is less ornamental with free Jacobean motifs.

Calvert married to Lucy ___ in the late 1870s and they had at least one son.

Calvert died at his home, Perciville, 80 Willowbrae Road, Edinburgh on 26 June 1914 at the age of sixty-six, leaving moveable estate of £1,594 10s 7d. He was buried at Grange Cemetery.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 8Perciville/80, Willowbrae Road, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate *1914 
Item 2 of 83, Blackwood Crescent, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate/business(?)Before 1871After 1873 
Item 3 of 85, East Newington Place, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness18741877 
Item 4 of 810, North St Andrew Street, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness18781880 
Item 5 of 89, North st Andrew Street, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness18811889 
Item 6 of 81, Willowbrae Villas, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivateBefore 1881After 1884May be same as Perciville.
Item 7 of 810, North st Andrew Street, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness18901899 
Item 8 of 816, North St Andrew Street, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness19001914 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1Frederick Thomas Pilkington  Apprentice 

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 3George Alexander Troup18791882Apprentice 
Item 2 of 3J Hill KaysLate 1870sBefore 1884Apprentice 
Item 3 of 3Robert Annan18851890Apprentice 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 361871Tenements on south side of Cowgate at Cowgatehead  EdinburghScotland 
Item 2 of 361878Tenements at Parsons Green Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 3 of 361878Tenements, 2-4 Warrender Park Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 4 of 361880Tenements, 17-19 Warrender Park Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 5 of 36c. 188014-16 Warrender Park Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 6 of 36c. 18805-7, 11-13 Warrender Park Terrace  EdinburghScotlandPossibly Calvert (HS)
Item 7 of 36c. 18808-10 Warrender Park Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 8 of 361881Tenements, 20-22 Warrender Park Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 9 of 361881Tenements, 56-66 Marchmont Crescent  EdinburghScotland 
Item 10 of 36188323 Warrender Park Terrace and 2 and 4 Spottiswoode Street  EdinburghScotland 
Item 11 of 361883Tenements, 10 -13 Marchmont Street  EdinburghScotland 
Item 12 of 36188432A Warrender Park Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 13 of 36188442-43 Warrender Park Terrace and 14-15 Marchmont Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 14 of 3618853 Ettrick Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 15 of 3618856 and 8 Spottiswoode Street  EdinburghScotland 
Item 16 of 361887Tenements, 158-174 Bruntsfield Place  EdinburghScotland 
Item 17 of 361887Tenements, Bruntsfield Avenue, linking to tenements, Bruntsfield Place  EdinburghScotland 
Item 18 of 361888Redholme, 20 Colinton Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 19 of 361888Tenements, 15-19 Montpelier and 22-26 Bruntsfield Place  EdinburghScotland 
Item 20 of 361888Villa, 22 Colinton Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 21 of 361888Villa, 38 Colinton Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 22 of 361888Villa, 40 Colinton Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 23 of 361890sTerraced villas, 120-122 Polwarth Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 24 of 361890sTerraced villas, 80-110 Polwarth terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 25 of 361890Tenements and shops, 52-55 Belford Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 26 of 361890Tenments, 2-16 Marchmont Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 27 of 361891Viewforth Square  EdinburghScotland 
Item 28 of 361891Villa, 30 Polwarth Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 29 of 361892Tenements at Abbeyhill  EdinburghScotland 
Item 30 of 36189539-77 Slateford Road, 2 Merchiston Grove and 3-7 Shandon Place  EdinburghScotland 
Item 31 of 361896Tenement, Portobello High StreetPortobello EdinburghScotland 
Item 32 of 361898Double villas, 79-89 Colinton Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 33 of 3618997 Abercromby Place  EdinburghScotlandInternal remodelling and oriels at gable added
Item 34 of 361899Brighton Mansions, Bath StreetPortobello EdinburghScotland 
Item 35 of 361899Windsor Mansions, Bath StreetPortobello EdinburghScotland 
Item 36 of 36190411 and 13 John StreetPortobello EdinburghScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Johnston, W T2003Artists of Scotland Officina Publications CDROM 
Item 2 of 2Post Office Directories     

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Scotsman29 June 1914  p14 - death notice
Item 2 of 2Scotsman16 September 1914  p6 - notice of will