West Mill Lane and Water of Leith

Category

Library Item

Item no

12465

Title

West Mill Lane and Water of Leith, Edinburgh, with Holy Trinity Church in the background

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2007

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Dean Village is a riverside community in the west of Edinburgh, roughly half a mile from the West End of Princes Street. It has a long history as a grain milling hamlet stretching back at least as far as the early 12th century. The increasing strength of the Leith flour mills in the 19th century led to a period of economic decline in the village, but it is now an affluent and desirable place to live. Despite its close proximity to the centre of Edinburgh, Dean Village retains a quiet atmosphere in keeping with its rural heritage.

Exhibitions with this item

Other views of this item

Related images

Related subjects

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Homes > Residential buildings > Flats

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Places > Edinburgh areas > Dean

Plants > Trees > Trees

Religion > Religious facilities > Churches