Kirk of North Leith

Category

Library Item

Item no

576

Title

Kirk of North Leith

Description

A church with a tall tower in Leith, Edinburgh. The pointed roof has a weathervane on the top. Under the roof are two slatted arched window like structures and a clock. Washing hangs from a window on another building. There are chimney stacks on the rooftops. Along the pavement is a stone wall with an opening in it. Two people stand underneath the overhead door beam. The beam has a lamp on top of it. A cobbled street with a camber on it runs through the scene.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1824

Size

25 x 19 cm.

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Leith is situated in the north of Edinburgh on the Firth of Forth. At first a town in its own right dating back to the 12th Century it was incorporated into Edinburgh in 1920. With it's ongoing maritime connections it continues to be one of the UK's busiest ports.

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(55°58′33″N, 3°10′58″W)

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