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James' Court, mid entry, facing the Lawnmarket
Jackman, S. G., 1987, Photograph
James' Court, mid entry, facing the Lawnmarket
James' Court, mid entry, facing the Lawnmarket
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James' Court, mid entry, facing the Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
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Jackman, S. G.
Date
1987
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16 x 21 cm
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Photograph
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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.
Lawnmarket is the section of Edinburgh's Royal Mile running from its junction with Johnston Terrace to where it meets George IV Bridge. Regular markets were held in this area until the late 18th century.
James Court was built between 1723 and 1727 by James Brownhill. It became a fashionable address and residents included the philosopher David Hume and the writer James Boswell. James Court later declined and many of the buildings were destroyed by fire in 1857, but in 1886 Patrick Geddes moved in and worked to regenerate it.
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