page_title: John Chesser (architect)
section_title: George Heriot Trust Schools
hierarchical_section_title: John Chesser (architect) / George Heriot Trust Schools
caption_attribution_description: English: Davie Street School Edinburgh
context_page_description: John Chesser was a nineteenth-century Scottish architect largely based in Edinburgh. He was described as "the prime exponent of terrace design at the time". A very high number of his works are now category A listed buildings, evidencing the quality of his work, particularly in the West End of Edinburgh.
context_section_description: These were all built on Trust land and using Trust monies. They all largely borrow architectural details from their mother school.
  Regent Road (Montrose Terrace) (1874)
  St Bernard’s Crescent (1874)
  Dean Street (1874)
caption: Davie Street School Edinburgh
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