Plaque at No. 17 Heriot Row, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

12666

Title

Plaque at No. 17 Heriot Row, Edinburgh

Description

A plaque for Robert Louis Stevenson affixed to the railings outside 17 Heriot Row, Edinburgh. The plaque is inscribed with four lines from Stevenson's poem 'The Lamplighter'. It also bears the image of three palm trees and the intials 'RLS'.

Artist / maker

Ansell, Andrew J L

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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