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James' Court, Edinburgh
Wyllie, H. D., 1945, Photograph
James' Court, Edinburgh
James' Court, Edinburgh
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Item no
2543
Title
James' Court, Edinburgh
Description
Children play in the courtyard of James' Court. Washing dries from the balcony of one of the tenements.
Artist / maker
Wyllie, H. D.
Date
1945
Size
15 x 10.5 cm
Type
Photograph
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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Townscape
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