Lord Semple's House, Semple's Close, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

2365

Title

Lord Semple's House, Semple's Close, Edinburgh

Description

A mother and two children look out a window of a house in Semple's Close. The rough stone building looks somewhat decayed.

Artist / maker

Chrystal, Francis M.

Date

1912

Size

10 x 12.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Ramsay Lodge stands immediately to the north of Castle Hill in Edinburgh. The poet Alan Ramsay designed and built it as his home in the mid 18th century. In the late 19th century Ramsay Gardens, designed by Sir Patrick Geddes, were built around Ramsay Lodge.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

People > Adults > Women

People > Children > Boys

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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