View of Proposed Dumbiedykes Development

Category

Library Item

Item no

12587

Title

View of proposed Dumbiedykes development from Powder House corner, Arthur's Seat

Description

A view from Arthur's Seat showing an artist's impression of how the towerblocks at Dumbiedykes would look in their proposed location. There is an uneven grassy area in the foreground and two women walk along a path past two people sitting on a bench.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1952

Size

29.3 x 38 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Dumbiedykes is an area of central Edinburgh bordered by Holyrood Park to the east and Holyrood Road to the north. Today the name most often refers specifically to the housing estate in the area which comprises two tower blocks, Lockview Court and Holyrood Court, and other housing. The area and road take their name from the Academy for the Deaf and Dumb established by Thomas Braidwood around 1764 and closed in 1783.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Tower blocks

Landscape > Land > Rock formations

Places > Edinburgh areas > Holyrood

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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