Melvin was educated at Sutton Valence School, the Architectural Association School of Architecture, and the Department of Town Planning, University College London. AA Dip. MRIBA, Dip. TP (UCL), MRITPI. He married Julia Rosalind (née Gandy).Julia Melvin: Sir James Colquhoun Irvine, St Andrew's Second Founder: Julia Melvin, Birlinn Ltd
