Close in the Pleasance

Category

Library Item

Item no

19570

Title

Close in the Pleasance

Description

A woman wearing a bonnet and two children stand at the stepped entranceway to tenement housing. Two more women stand in the walled courtyard above. There are pieces of material draped over the wooden railings of the steps. A tall ladder is placed against the wall inside the courtyard.

Artist / maker

Channing, William

Date

1850

Size

24.6 x 17.0 cm

Type

Wash drawing

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Pleasance is a street in Edinburgh. It runs south from the east end of the Cowgate for roughly 1/2 a mile where it becomes St Leonard's Street. The street is home to one of the key venues in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Doors and doorways

Architecture > Architectural features > Railings

Architecture > Architectural features > Stairways

Architecture > Architectural features > Walls

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Clothing and dress > Accessories > Hats

Clothing and dress > Garments > Dresses

Clothing and dress > Garments > Shawls

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

People > Adults > Women

People > Children > Boys

People > Children > Girls

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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