Back of tenement houses

Category

Library Item

Item no

1621

Title

Back of tenement houses

Description

The back of tenement houses in the Old Town of Edinburgh. In the courtyard to the front a large group of children are sitting. Two have scooters and girls are playing on some swings behind them. A man stands in a little hut to the right of the image.

Artist / maker

Inglis, Alexander Adam

Date

1900

Size

12 x 16.4 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

A 'tenement' is a multi-storey building divided into several private flats. Such buildings became commonplace in Edinburgh's overcrowded Old Town from the 15th century onwards. Such buildings formed a large part of the new housing built during Edinburgh's expansion in the 19th century. Much of the city's population still live in these tenement flats.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

People > Children > Children playing

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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