Huntly House, Canongate

Category

Library Item

Item no

14070

Title

Huntly House, Canongate

Description

A busy street scene outside Huntly House on the Canongate, Edinburgh. The lower half of the building is covered with advertising posters whilst several people hang out of windows above watching the traffic on the street below. Several ladies in long dresses and large hats are heading towards Holyrood whilst a pack of small boys race furiously up towards the High Street.

Artist / maker

Chrystal, Francis M.

Date

1907

Size

19.5 x 16.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Huntly House is located on the south side of the Canongate in Edinburgh. The Duchess of Gordon occupied a flat here in the 18th century and this is the house's most likely connection to the Gordons of Huntly, the family from which it takes its name, although some sources suggest an earlier association with the first and second Marquises of Huntly. The building was created by the amalgamation of three early 16th century houses in 1570. The house was bought by the Incorporation of Hammermen in 1647 and substantially extended by them in 1671. Huntly House is now home to the Museum of Edinburgh.

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Business > Advertising > Advertisements

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

People > Adults > Women

People > Children > Children playing

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh