Brodie's Close, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

2473

Title

Brodie's Close, Edinburgh

Artist / maker

Jackman, S. G.

Date

1987

Size

21.3 x 16.3 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The best known resident of Brodie's Close, Deacon William Brodie (1741-1788), may have been the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's story of Jekyll and Hyde.

The 'closes' of Edinburgh's Old Town are narrow passages branching off at right angles from the main streets. They provide access to the tenement buildings, and often to small shared courtyards. Many closes also act as shortcuts between Old Town's main streets.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Arches

Architecture > Architectural features > Doors and doorways

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Closes

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