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City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh
Banks, Violet, 1931, Photograph
City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh
City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh
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2842
Title
City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh
Description
View of City Chambers arched entrance and the shops and tenements that lie up hill from it. Two cars sit on the road, while some people are walking on the pavement.
Artist / maker
Banks, Violet
Date
1931
Size
16.6 x 21.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
City Chambers was designed by John Adam and built between 1753-61. It was intended as premises for a merchant exchange, but this was not entirely successful and the building was overtaken by Edinburgh's Council during the 19th century. The council instigated significant extensions to the building in the years around 1900. The building was constructed over several Old Town closes. One of these subterranean streets, Mary King's Close, is now open to the public.
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