? Borthwick Close - 18th November 1824

Category

Library Item

Item no

7317

Title

? Borthwick Close - 18th November 1824

Description

A pencil sketch lightly depicts the ruins of a house. The main chimney still stands while rubble lies in front of it.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1824

Size

24.4 x 32.2 cm

Type

Pencil work

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Item is signed D. M.
Annotation on the left side of the drawing reads 'DOS marks the place where three men were killed yesterday'. The letters 'DOS' can be seen in the centre right of the lower section of the drawing.

The Great Fire of 1824 broke out in Old Assembly Close. It burnt for four days, destroying two tenements and the Tron Kirk. It killed 11 residents and two firemen from the recently formed Edinburgh Fire Engine Establishment. Four hundred people were left homeless.

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Homes > Derelict buildings and excavation sites > Ruins

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