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Foot of Blair's Close, Castle Hill
Le Conte, John, 1846, Watercolour
Foot of Blair's Close, Castle Hill
Foot of Blair's Close, Castle Hill
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490
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Foot of Blair's Close, Castle Hill
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Watercolour of the foot of Blair's Close, Castlehill, Edinburgh. Women stand in the street or sit on the steps of the buildings. Laundry hangs on washing lines.
Artist / maker
Le Conte, John
Date
1846
Size
17 x 26 cm.
Type
Watercolour
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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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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