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Piece of Flodden Wall, Bristo Place, back of Society
Unknown, 1920, Photograph
Piece of Flodden Wall, Bristo Place, back of Society
Piece of Flodden Wall, Bristo Place, back of Society
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3043
Title
Piece of Flodden Wall, Bristo Place, back of Society
Description
Part of the Flodden Wall in Edinburgh mixed amongst other masonary in a yard. A corrugated iron shed is at one end. A sign for John Donald & Co spans the breadth of a cobblestone road. People look out of windows.
This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1920
Size
9.1 x 12.1 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Flodden Wall was built around Edinburgh following the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Subsequent military incursions into Edinburgh showed the wall offered little practical defence to the city. Substantial sections of the wall are still visible in the Vennel, close to the Grassmarket, and on the Pleasance as it nears the Cowgate.
'Society' refers to an area of land granted to the Fellowship and Society of Ale and Beer Brewers of the Burgh of Edinburgh in the late 16th century. The land soon returned to the city's ownership, but retained the name. Originally a quite extensive area lying between the Flodden Wall and the Cowgate its size was diminished by 19th century urban development. A small area around Bristo Port and the Museum of Scotland continued to be known as 'Society' until the 1960's.
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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