Skinners Close - West Side - Capital Collections

Category

Library Item

Item no

19591

Title

Skinners Close - West side

Description

The view shows a section of tenement housing in the Old Town of Edinburgh. The buildings have many small windows and wooden panelling. There are a couple of dormer windows at rooftop level and washing hangs from laundry poles outside some of the windows to dry.

Artist / maker

Channing, William

Date

1850

Size

24.9 x 17.2 cm

Type

Wash drawing

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Skinners Close was situated on the South side of the High Street between Blackfriars Street and South Grays Close. The timber fronted houses as shown in the view extended down the entire West side of the Close. Demolished under the Improvement Act of 1866.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Doors and doorways

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Furnishings > Equipment > Laundry

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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