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Chessels Court, Canongate, Edinburgh

Smith, John, 1927, Photograph
Chessels Court, Canongate, Edinburgh
Chessels Court, Canongate, Edinburgh
Chessels Court, Canongate, Edinburgh
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Item no
18124
Title
Chessels Court, Canongate, Edinburgh
Description
A house with a group of children sitting and playing on the stone stairs which lead to the first floor entrance. A woman is hanging out her washing from the top floor of a nearby tenement block and appears to be talking to a woman on the ground who is wearing a hat and coat. There is a street light attached to the side of the house and a railed entrance to another property can be seen at the opposite side.
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Date
1927
Size
21.7 x 16.2 cm
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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