Craig's Close

Category

Library Item

Item no

18856

Title

Craig's Close

Description

A woman carrying a pail walks up some steps in a narrow close lined by tall blocks of flats and tenements on either side. In some parts of the buildings the plaster work has fallen away to reveal wooden cladding.

Artist / maker

Drummond, James

Date

1879

Size

36.9 x 26.3 cm

Type

Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Print dated: June 1858. Craig's Close was also known as Denniston's Close and Burne's Close during the 1700s.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Plasterwork

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Homes > Residential buildings > Flats

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

People > Adults > Women

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

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