New entrance to City Chambers, Cockburn Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

2901

Title

New entrance to City Chambers, Cockburn Street, Edinburgh

Description

An arch, supported on either side by a rounded turret-like features, and a carved stone frieze above it, leads to a large double wooden door.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1933

Size

11.1 x 8.9 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 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.

Cockburn Street was constructed in the late 1850's to provide better access to Waverley Station from the Old Town and south of Edinburgh.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Arches

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Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Transport > Infrastructure > Pavements

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