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Cranstoun's Close, Edinburgh
Unknown, 1913, Watercolour
Cranstoun's Close, Edinburgh
Cranstoun's Close, Edinburgh
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2492
Title
Cranstoun's Close, Edinburgh
Description
A person stands in the entranceway of Cranstoun's Close. Stairs lead down. A building with turrets on its roof is next to tenement buildings.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1913
Size
16.5 x 12.5 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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