Old Tolbooth, Canongate

Category

Library Item

Item no

5347

Title

Old Tolbooth, Canongate

Description

A cart carrying barrels travels along the Canongate past the old Tolbooth in Edinburgh. The Tolbooth has a tall spire and a clock mounted on it. Tenement buildings line the High Street which is dotted with street lamps. Many people are walking along the road.

Artist / maker

Smith, Jane Stewart

Date

1866

Size

35.5 x 25.3 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This image has been chosen for the Edinburgh - Past and Present Exhibition by Kirsty Balfour, International Swimmer - "I love the feel of the old buildings along the Royal Mile. You can really soak up the dynamic history of the place as you walk slowly past the dark closes and wee narrow doorways. The Royal Mile is such a unique street and it remains much the same now as it was then" Kirsty Balfour.

The Canongate Tolbooth, built in 1591, is the oldest remaining building in the Canongate. It was the administrative centre for the old burgh of Canongate, originally separate from Edinburgh. It is now home to the People's Story Museum.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Clocks and clock towers

Architecture > Architectural features > Spires

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Streets

(55°57′6″N, 3°10′47″W)

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