Basic Site Details | Name: | Houses at Bellevue | | Town, district or village: | Bellevue | | City or county: | Edinburgh | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Bellevue, N. B.—Thirty-six handsome dwelling-houses are in course of erection at Bellevue. In designing the buildings, Mr. Chesser has followed the plain Grecian style of architecture; and both as regards exterior appearance and internal arrangements, the houses may well serve as models. Each separate dwelling measures 28 feet in frontage by 48 feet in depth, the height from the dining-room floor to the top cornice being about 30 feet. They are all self-contained, and consist of two flats in front, the feuars having the option of building a half-sunk flat or attics to the back. The houses have polished fronts, with moulded architraves round the doors and windows. They are surmounted by a stone-moulded cornice and blocking course, and the front chimney stalks are finished with moulded copings, those to the back being plain. A lane runs up the centre of the square, and is entered at the east end by an archway, which is to be furnished with ornamental cast-iron gates. A plot of garden-ground projecting eighteen feet in front is attached to each house ; and while adding to the advantages of the dwellings, this ground materially reduces the expense of the houses, as it takes the place of a sunk area and cellarage. The cost of erecting the houses is somewhere about £900 or £1,000 each. [Building News 19 September 1862 p224]
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Housing | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Bellevue | Yes | | | 2-24, East Claremont Street | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1862 | | Build/construction | Journal reference |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Chesser | | | 1862 | | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 19 September 1862 | | | p224 |
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