Lauriston Place - North Side, Old Cattle Market

Category

Library Item

Item no

6121

Title

Lauriston Place - north side, old cattle market

Description

Cattle have been herded into pens at the cattle market behind Lauriston place in Edinburgh. Men walk on the cobblestone road amongst the animals and lean against the metal pens. The rooftops of houses can be seen over the market, as can buildings in Edinburgh Castle.
This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.

Artist / maker

Drummond Shiels

Date

1907

Size

15 x 20.4 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Lauriston Place in Edinburgh runs west from the south end of Forrest Road to Tollcross. Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary was situated on Lauriston Place until 2003.

The word cobble has been used here to help with searching, an alternative term is sett. Sett stones describe both the type of stone and the method in which they are used.

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Animals > Mammals > Cattle

Architecture > Architectural features > Roofs

Business > Service industry > Markets

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Places > Edinburgh areas > Tollcross

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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