Water of Leith Village

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

11294

Title

Water of Leith Village

Description

On a path outside a house in Dean Village, on the Water of Leith, in Edinburgh is an empty wheelbarrow. The house has a stairway which leads to two separate doorways on different levels. The house has a slate roof.

Artist / maker

Begbie, Thomas

Date

1858

Size

17.2 x 14.2 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

City Art Centre

Copyright

The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

No.34 in volume.

The Water of Leith runs for roughly 18 miles from the Pentland Hills through the villages of Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green and Colinton, then through Edinburgh to the Firth of Forth at Leith. The twelve mile stretch of river from Balerno to Leith covered by the Water of Leith walkway is accessible to pedestrians and bikes.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Stairways

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Dean

Places > Edinburgh areas > Water of Leith

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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