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Blair's Close, Castlehill
Home, Bruce James, 1864, Pencil work, Reproduction
Blair's Close, Castlehill
Blair's Close, Castlehill
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40347
Title
Blair's Close, Castlehill showing doorway of Gordon House
Description
From: Old Houses in Edinburgh, 1st edition, by Bruce J Home.
Artist / maker
Home, Bruce James
Date
1864
Size
28.7 x 16.8 cm
Type
Pencil work
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Reproduction
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Blair's Close is named after the writer and proprietor Archibald Blair who purchased land here c1745 from Alex Simpson. The close is on the south side of the High Street.
Castlehill is the section of the Royal Mile running from Castle Esplanade to the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh.
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