Rae's Close - near Head of Canongate - North Side

Category

Library Item

Item no

19574

Title

Rae's Close - near head of Canongate - north side

Description

A view looking up an alley between tall tenement buildings. There is washing strung from houses across the narrow street. A drainage channel has been cut in the paved stone and runs the length of the path.

Artist / maker

Channing, William

Date

1850

Size

24.8 x 17.1 cm

Type

Pencil work

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Rae's Close is the earlier name for Campbell's Close in the Canongate.
The Canongate is the section of Edinburgh's Royal Mile running from the junction with Jeffrey Street to a roundabout almost immediately outside Holyrood Palace.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Doors and doorways

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Furnishings > Equipment > Laundry

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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