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Johnstones Close. South side of High Street.
Channing, William, 1850, Pencil work
Johnstones Close. South side of High Street.
Johnstones Close. South side of High Street.
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19550
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Johnstones Close. South side of High Street - final close east of West Bow. Demolished.
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A line drawing of tumbledown Edinburgh tenement buildings towering over a narrow alleyway. The exit from the close is through a stone archway beneath a section of housing connecting the tenement buildings.
Artist / maker
Channing, William
Date
1850
Size
24.8 x 17.1 cm
Type
Pencil work
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Lawnmarket is the section of Edinburgh's Royal Mile running from its junction with Johnston Terrace to where it meets George IV Bridge. Regular markets were held in this area until the late 18th century.
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Wm. Channing's sketches in Edinburgh (3)
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