City Chambers

Category

Library Item

Item no

2905

Title

City Chambers

Description

A flag flies above the buildings of City Chambers on the High Street in Edinburgh. On the ground level are shops some with canopies over their windows. A horse-drawn cart and people are on the cobbled street in front of the shops.

Artist / maker

Inglis, Alexander Adam

Date

1870

Size

15.9 x 20.7 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.

The word cobble has been used here to help with searching, an alternative term is sett. Sett stones describe both the type of stone and the method in which they are used.

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Business > Service industry > Shops

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Land > Horse and carts

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