View of Bishop Adam Bothwell's House

Category

Library Item

Item no

6526

Title

View of Bishop Adam Bothwell's House between Advocate's Close and Byres Close, north side of High Street, Edinburgh

Description

A view looking up at a grouping of tenement buildings with chimneys and multiple windows. Railings surround certain areas, while the lintels above the windows one of the buildings are decorated with carved stone.

Artist / maker

Chrystal, Francis M.

Date

1912

Size

20.3 x 15.6 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Advocate's Close runs steeply downhill from the High Street in Edinburgh, opposite St Giles Kirk, to Cockburn Street. It takes its name from Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees, Lord Advocate of Scotland between 1692-1709, and 1711-1713, who was resident here. It had also been home to his father Sir James Stewart of Coltness, Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Advocate's Close lost its lower section in the construction of Cockburn Street, and its west side was demolished in the 1880's. Despite this it remains one of the prettiest closes in Edinburgh's Old Town.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Railings

Architecture > Architectural features > Stairways

Architecture > Architectural features > Stone carvings

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Homes > Residential buildings > Flats

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

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