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Milk boys in Candle Close, Leith
Grant, Richard, 1953, Photograph
Milk boys in Candle Close, Leith
Milk boys in Candle Close, Leith
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4846
Title
Milk boys in Candle Close, Leith
Description
Two boys walk up a narrow cobbled street between tenement buildings and old houses in Edinburgh. One of them is pushing a wheelbarrow and the other who wears short trousers carries a flat wicker basket. The picture is framed by a stone archway and above the boys hangs a decorative street light. Further up the street hangs a sign advertising a saw maker's premises.
Artist / maker
Grant, Richard
Date
1953
Size
21.3 x 16.2 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Leith is situated in the north of Edinburgh where the Water of Leith joins the Firth of Forth. It has acted as Edinburgh's maritime connection for many centuries, and continues to be one of the UK's busiest ports. It was incorporated into Edinburgh in 1920 having previously been a separate burgh. It is now home to the Scottish Executive's main offices, Edinburgh's Sikh temple, the Royal Yacht Britannia and Ocean Terminal, a large shopping and entertainment complex.
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