Royal Arch, Newington Road and Minto Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

12019

Title

Royal Arch, Newington Road and Minto Street

Description

A man cleans the cobbled road in preparation for a Royal visit. Minto Street is decorated on either side with garlands. Horse and Carriages wait by an elaborate ceremonial arch spanning the road where Newington Road and Salisbury Place meet.

Artist / maker

Couper, James Lamb

Date

1895

Type

Photograph

Minto Street is a section of the A701 which runs south out of Edinburgh. This section continues south from Newington Road.

Newington is a residential area in the 'South Side' of Edinburgh, bordered by the Grange to the west and Prestonfield to the east. The area gained popularity as a pleasant, rural residential location from the late 18th century onwards. Considerable development took place in the first quarter of the 19th century following Dr Benjamin Bell's acquisition of the estate and the construction of his home, Newington House, in 1805. The area has been home to both famous and infamous individuals, including the artist D. O. Hill, known for his pioneering photographic work, and Dr Robert Knox, the surgeon associated with the Burke and Hare case.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Arches

Events > Ceremonies > Visits of state

Places > Edinburgh areas > Newington

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Trees > Trees

Transport > Infrastructure > Cobbled streets

Transport > Infrastructure > Pavements

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