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Interior of no.1 Craigs Close
Banks, Violet, 1933, Photograph
Interior of no.1 Craigs Close
Interior of no.1 Craigs Close
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Item no
12370
Title
Interior of no.1 Craigs Close in Edinburgh: south room on top floor (with later partitions removed)
Description
Rubble dots the floor of a derelict room in a house in Craig's Close. Wallpaper begins to peel on the walls of a room divided by small, ornate ionic columns. A narrow passage leads out of the room, while two other doors lead to other areas of the house.
Artist / maker
Banks, Violet
Date
1933
Size
16.5 x 21.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Craig's Close originally ran from the north side of the High Street in Edinburgh down to Market Street. Its southern section was destroyed in an extension to City Chambers in the 1930's. Its northern section remains, running from Cockburn Street down to Market Street.
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