St John's Square from east

Category

Library Item

Item no

17309

Title

St John's Square from east

Description

A narrow lane is bordered by a brick wall in St John's Square, Edinburgh. A tall lamppost stands beside the wall and an electricity pole is sited further down the lane. Over the wall the backs of tenement houses can be seen.

Artist / maker

Malcolm, Adam H

Date

1959

Size

117 x 82cm

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 > Architectural features > Walls

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Southside

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Street lights

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