Potterrow (Tailors inc. of West Portsburgh)

Category

Library Item

Item no

3768

Title

Potterrow (Tailors inc. of West Portsburgh)

Description

A barefooted boy sits on the stairs inf the doorway of a building in Potterrow, Edinburgh. Above the entrance is a stone carving and to either side are shop fronts.

Artist / maker

Keith, Thomas

Date

1856

Size

28 x 24.5 cm

Type

Paper negative

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Potterrow derives its name from its industrial heritage, there having been a large number of pottery workshops in this area. It originally formed part of an important southern approach to the city of Edinburgh which continued along Horses Wynd and Borthwick Close to the High Street. The nearby gateway through the city walls, originally called Kirk o'Field Port, came to be known as Potterrow Port. The street was drastically remodelled in the 1960's, and the pedestrian underpass created took on the name Potterrow Port. The nearby modern Student Union is called Potterrow.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Doors and doorways

Architecture > Architectural features > Stone carvings

Business > Service industry > Shops

People > Children > Boys

Places > Edinburgh areas > Southside

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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