8 Howard Place, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

15312

Title

The birthplace of Robert Louis Stevenson, 8 Howard Place, Edinburgh

Description

A view of a terraced house in the Canonmills area of Edinburgh. The stone house has sash windows on ground and first floor levels. The windows at ground level have a simple stone design across the top. The house is separated from the cobbled street in front by a low stone wall with railings on top.

Artist / maker

Inglis, Francis Caird

Date

1925

Size

16.3 x 10 cm

Type

Photograph; Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Howard Place in November 1850. Howard Place is situated in the Canonmills area of Edinburgh, about ¾ of a mile north of the east end of Princes Street.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Doors and doorways

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Stockbridge

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

(55°57′50″N, 3°12′4″W)

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