Old Kirk from St John's Hill

Category

Library Item

Item no

17294

Title

Old Kirk from St John's Hill

Description

The Old Kirk of Edinburgh stands on Holyrood Road at the foot of St. John's Hill, Edinburgh. The irregularly shaped building has a conical tower on the corner and large arched entrance. Across the road the back of a tenement building stands with washing waving from a window. A wooden fence runs down the hill. In the background Calton Hill and the Nelson Monument can be seen.

Artist / maker

Malcolm, Adam H

Date

1959

Size

80 x 113cm

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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Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton Hill

Places > Edinburgh areas > Southside

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Protestant churches

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