Craig's Close

Category

Library Item

Item no

18857

Title

Craig's Close, Edinburgh

Description

Tall blocks of flats and tenements line the left hand side of a narrow road that winds its way uphill. To the right of the road there is a small grassy area. Two women stand at the top of a staircase outside a front door of one of the flats.

Artist / maker

Drummond, James

Date

1879

Size

37.9 x 27.3

Type

Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Print dated: July 1853.
Craig's Close originally ran from the north side of the High Street in Edinburgh down to Market Street. Its southern section was destroyed in an extension to City Chambers in the 1930's. Its northern section remains, running from Cockburn Street down to Market Street.

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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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