Architects

Name:

James Lessels

Designation :

Architect

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Exact DOB:

17/10/1925

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1834

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17/10/1925

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1905

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Bio Notes :

James Lessels (born c.1834) was the younger son and partner of John Lessels Senior, the elder brother John having gone into government service. He inherited his father's interest in the practice and his appointment as architect to the City Improvement Trust when his father died in 1883 and worked in a very similar Scots Jacobethan style. He remained sole practitioner at 50 George Street, Edinburgh until 1890 when he took Harry Ramsay Taylor into partnership, the office subsequently moving to 7a Young Street by 1901.

Much of the work of the practice depended on the connection with Nelsons the publishers which had been established by John Lessels. When James Lessels died c.1905 Taylor merged the practice with that of William Ormiston of Cousin & Ormiston as Cousin, Ormiston & Taylor. At the time of his death James Lessels was residing with his sister Elizabeth at Great Ha', Roslin and had been there for some years.

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The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

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Address	Class	Notes
7 East Preston Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business	Listed separately from father's practice
50 George Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business	With father's practice. After 1891 Lessels & Taylor
7a Young Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business	Lessels & Taylor's address
140 Princes Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business	Lessels & Taylor's address
Great Ha' Roslin Midlothian Scotland	Business

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The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position	Notes
James Lessels and Harry Ramsay Taylor	200582	In year 1890	c. 1905	Partner
John Lessels & Son	200584	c. 1860	In year 1883	Partner

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The following individuals were employed or trained by this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position	Notes
Henry ('Harry') Ramsay Taylor	200581	In year 1884	In year 1890	Assistant

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	City or County	Country	Notes
10-11 Abbotsford Crescent	In year 1869	St Andrews	Fife	Scotland
Nelsons Publishing Works	In year 1881		Edinburgh	Scotland
Royal Crescent	In year 1884		Edinburgh	Scotland	Executed design. Completed to modified design by John Lessels
39 Jeffrey Street	In year 1886		Edinburgh	Scotland
Block of buildings on the corner of Chambers Street and Guthrie Street	In year 1887		Edinburgh	Scotland	Following David Cousin's City Improvement Act designs
86-90 Grassmarket	c. 1887	Old Town	Edinburgh	Scotland
3-37 Jeffrey Street	In year 1888		Edinburgh	Scotland
Grassmarket Mission Hall	In year 1890	Old Town	Edinburgh	Scotland
St Leonard's Works	After 1890	Parkside	Edinburgh	Scotland	Additions
Parsonage	After 1890	Haddington	East Lothian	Scotland
Printing Works for Ballantyne, Hanson & Co	After 1890				Additions
Stonefield House and estate	After 1890		Argyll	Scotland	Alterations and additions
Craigpark	After 1890	Ratho	Midlothian	Scotland	Alterations and additions
The Lodge	After 1890	Ratho	Midlothian	Scotland	Alterations and additions
Fosswell	After 1890	Auchterarder	Perthshire	Scotland	Alterations and additions

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The following books contain references to this person:

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The following archives hold material relating to this person:

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Building Id	Item Name	Notes
City Improvement Trust Minutes	Edinburgh City Archives	200168

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