Bonnington

Category

Library Item

Item no

5421

Title

Bonnington

Description

A large house with several out buildings in Bonnington, Edinburgh. The roofs of the buildings are the most prominent feature. A tree is behind a wall that forms part of a boundary for the building. An entranceway through the wall has two square pillars on either side. In the background is the spire of a church.

Artist / maker

Ross, Thomas

Date

1878

Size

19.5 x 36 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Bonnington is a small area of Edinburgh. It is situated in the north-east of the city, immediately to the south-west of Leith. Bonnington had a long-standing association with flour milling, continuing into the 20th century.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Spires

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Leith

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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