Hugh Millar Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

14239

Title

Hugh Millar Place, Stockbridge Colonies, Edinburgh

Description

A group of women greet each other on the corner of Hugh Millar Place in the Stockbridge Colonies, Edinburgh. Two rows of houses face each other over the narrow street that is lined with cars. Stairs lead up to the entrances to the upper houses. A line of dormer windows crowns the roofs.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2008

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Stockbridge Colonies are located just to the south of the Royal Botanic Garden, about a mile north of Princes Street. They were built by the Edinburgh Cooperative Building Company which was founded in 1861. The company's founders included the stonemason and geologist Hugh Miller, the journalist and politician Hugh Gilzean Reid and the stonemason James Coleville. Their aim was to establish a cooperative organisation, principally owned by working class shareholders, to build good quality, affordable housing for working people. The development, known as Glenogle Park, began in the year of the company's foundation and was largely completed by 1875, although sporadic building continued until 1911.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Doors and doorways

Architecture > Architectural features > Railings

Architecture > Architectural features > Roofs

Architecture > Architectural features > Stairways

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

People > Adults > Women

Places > Edinburgh areas > Stockbridge

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

Transport > Land > Cars

(55°57′39″N, 3°12′36″W)

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