1884 – Hall & Staircase, Melvin House, Edinburgh
Part of a terrace in the west end of the New Town, Melvin House was built in 1883 by Sidney Mitchell for John Ritchie Findley,
Part of a terrace in the west end of the New Town, Melvin House was built in 1883 by Sidney Mitchell for John Ritchie Findley,
Perspective view of new house in Oswald Road in The Architect, July 12th 1884.
In 1886, Prince Albert Victor, grandson of Queen Victoria, officially opened the International Exhibition of Industry,
The building mixes Italian and Gothic styles and was constructed between 1885 and 1890 by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson (1834-1921) as the National Museum of Antiquities.
Jenners on Princes Street is not just a large department store, it is an Edinburgh institution –
This grand sandstone building, with its distinctive four-face clock tower, was erected in 1891, beside Dalmeny Road in Bonnington, and dominated the area for many years.
Second Premiated Design
First Premiated Design by J.N. Scott & J.A. Williamson
“The two houses, one of which is illustrated, are being built by the Edinburgh Academy to provide boarding-houses in connection with the Academy school.