The Pleasance

Category

Library Item

Item no

17147

Title

The Pleasance

Description

Two old men wearing flat caps sit on a bench in front of a park at the Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tenement housing surrounds the grassed area and cars can be seen parked at the side of the road.

Artist / maker

Malcolm, Adam H

Date

1959

Size

8 x 11.6cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This image is taken from the Dumbiedykes Survey that was carried out in 1959 for the Libraries and Museums Committee of Edinburgh Town Council. The survey was to record the buildings of the area before their demolition and reconstruction after 1964.

Dumbiedykes is an area of central Edinburgh bordered by Holyrood Park to the east and Holyrood Road to the north. The area and road take their name from the Academy for the Deaf and Dumb established by Thomas Braidwood around 1764 and closed in 1783 (known as Dummie/Dumbie House). Today the name most often refers specifically to the housing estate in the area which comprises two tower blocks, Lockview Court and Holyrood Court, and other housing.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

People > Adults > Men

Places > Edinburgh areas > Southside

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Sports and recreation facilities > Parks

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