Basic Site Details

Name: Bellevue Crescent, Northern Half
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
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Status: A Listed
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Terraced house  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 115-27, Bellvue CrescentYesNorth half of Crescent

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 5c. 1819  Original design
Item 2 of 57 July 1852  Revised scheme
Item 3 of 51869  Further modified scheme
Item 4 of 51879 Build/constructionWemyss built the houses to revised elevation of David Cousin and Robert Morham which adapted the original Thomas Brown scheme
Item 5 of 518821883 Modified design executed, completion of southern half

People

Design 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 6Thomas Bonnar  c. 1819 Original design, subsequently revised by Thomas Brown after Bonnar's dismissal
Item 2 of 6Thomas Brown I  c. 1819 Revised Thomas Bonnar's original design after Bonnar's dismissal
Item 3 of 6David Cousin B1852 Revised Thomas Brown's scheme
Item 4 of 6David Cousin C1869 Further modified scheme
Item 5 of 6James Brownlie Wemyss E1879 Wemyss built the houses to revised elevation of David Cousin and Robert Morham which adapted the original Thomas Brown scheme
Item 6 of 6John Lessels  18821883Revised Cousin's design for execution

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 
Item 2 of 2Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp341

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Edinburgh City ArchivesEdinburgh Dean of Guild First Dean of Guild petition 7 August 1819. Also source for Wemyss work
Item 2 of 3Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register28286 
Item 3 of 3Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material