Pillars at the East Entrance to The Meadows

Category

Library Item

Item no

29451

Title

Stone pillars at the east entrance to The Meadows on Melville drive

Description

A carpet of daffodils borders Melville Drive and the former 1886 Exhibition Gates can be seen on either side of the road.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2009

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Meadows were created on the site of the Borough Loch after it was drained in the mid 17th century. Originally called Hope Park after its creator, Sir Thomas Hope, the park became popular for both recreation and the grazing of livestock. During the Second World War the Meadows were used for the cultivation of vegetables to feed Edinburgh's residents, and the allotments were not removed until the mid 1960's. Golf has been played on the adjacent Links since possibly as early as the 15th century, with a club formally established there in 1535.

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Pillars at the east entrance to The Meadows