West Crosscauseway - north side looking west

Category

Library Item

Item no

5762

Title

West Crosscauseway - north side looking west

Description

A deserted West Crosscauseway in Edinburgh. Only a horse and cart are on the cobblestone road of the street. A confectioner's shop is amongst the tenement buildings. A lamp-post stands on the pavement.
This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.

Artist / maker

Baird, A. H.

Date

1904

Size

11 x 12.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Now divided into East and West Crosscauseway the streets branch east and west from Nicolson Street, connecting it to Richmond Place to the east and Chapel Street to the west. The name is an anglicised version of the older 'Crosscausey'.

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Business > Service industry > Shops

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Southside

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Street lights

Studio DuB, 17A, 2 West Crosscauseway, Edinburgh (55°56′37″N, 3°11′2″W)