Appearance of Ruins in Parliament Square.

Category

Library Item

Item no

7330

Title

Appearance of the ruins on the eastern side of the Parliament Square the instant after the mines were sprung at noon on Saturday 20th November 1824

Description

The ruins of a derelict building are demolished with the aid of mines in the middle of a city scene. A man stands at the base of the demolition, holding up his hat, while cables and wire run around the rubble and debris throughout the square.

Artist / maker

Lizars, William Home

Engraver

Lizars, William Home

Date

1824

Size

24.8 x 34.8 cm

Type

Etching

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

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

People > Adults > Men

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

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Appearance of ruins in Parliament Square.