Fernielaw House

Category

Library Item

Item no

29052

Title

Fernielaw House

Description

A large, two story house dominates the image. It has large windows to the front of the house and attic windows protruding from its roof. A rounded vestibule area stands at the centre of the front facing wall. A man in a black suit stands at the front doorway. The house is covered by a thick layer of ivy. Attached to the gable wall closest to the photographer is a structure with a sloping, tiled roof. A large tree almost as tall as the house itself stands at the opposite gable end of the house in the background of the photo.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1879

Size

11.2 cm x 15.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Colinton has a history as an autonomous town or parish since before the 11th century but was incorporated into the city of Edinburgh in 1920. Its origins lie as a mill town due to its position on the Water of Leith and mills producing textiles, snuff and paper all operated their at one time or another. It is believed that the first bank notes printed by the Bank of Scotland were printed on paper produced in a Colinton mill. Its close proximity to the Pentland hills and their many reservoirs could explain its inclusion in this volume of 'Photographs of Edinburgh Reservoirs'.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Colinton

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