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Edinburgh, Belford Park, Mill Lade House
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Belford Park, Mill Lade House
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Belford Place
Canmore ID 211588
Site Number NT27SW 3442
NGR NT 23515 73660
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/211588
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Building Notes
Basil Spence and Partners built Mill Lade House for Alfred H Alexander in the mid 1950s. The house, which is encircled by an old mill lade, was built on land formerly belonging to Belford House. It is located on the north side of the Water of Leith, to the west of the Dean Village in Edinburgh.
The building is constructed in cavity brickwork and finished with a combination of harling, red cedar boarding and stone. The two-storey L-plan house has a timber pitched roof covered with Ballachulish slates. The accommodation comprises of three bedrooms, a living room, dining room, bathroom, kitchen and utilities. The living apartments are all located on the upper floors while the lower floors are given over to storage in the north wing and a three-car garage in the south. The main entrance to the property is in the re-entrant angle and there is an additional service entrance in the north wing with external stairs.
Archive Details and Summary
The Sir Basil Spence Archive holds one photograph of Mill Lade House, which is also known as the Alexander House after its client (the artist Alexander Zyw). The photograph shows a view of the property from the garden in the southwest.
This text was written as one of the outputs of the Sir Basil Spence Archive Project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, 2005-08.
