India Place, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

21924

Title

India Place, Edinburgh

Description

A group of small children play in the road. One boys sits on the kerbside to show something to another boy who is crouching down to get a better look. The group is silhouetted against strong sunshine and dark tenements tower over them on either side.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1950

Size

18.4 x 23.4 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh's New Town, which lies to the north of the Old Town, was designed by James Craig. Craig was the winner of a design competition held in 1766 which invited contestants to submit plans for the city's northward expansion. This expansion had become necessary due to terrible overcrowding in the Old Town. Based on a regular geometric scheme around the three streets of Princes Street, George Street and Queen Street the New Town continued to be developed until 1830. It has now been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

People > Children > Children playing

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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