Robert Louis Stevenson's Former Residence

Category

Library Item

Item no

12665

Title

No. 17 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Robert Louis Stevenson's former residence

Description

Above doorways with letterboxes and bell pulls in Heriot Row, Edinburgh, are semi-circular windows. Stairways with metal railings and street lights lead up to the doors from the pavement. On the upper levels of some houses are metalwork balconies. Some houses have window boxes while others have potted shrubs outside their doors.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2007

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Stevenson family moved to this house at 17, Heriot Row in 1857. A plaque on the railings outside carries four lines from Stevenson's poem The Lamplighter.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Balconies

Architecture > Architectural features > Railings

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Places > Edinburgh areas > New Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Steps

Transport > Infrastructure > Street lights

(55°57′20″N, 3°12′4″W)

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