Wormwood Hall

Category

Library Item

Item no

7353

Title

Wormwood Hall

Description

A man walks up the stairway to the entrance of Wormwood Hall which was part of Broadstairs House in Causewayside, Edinburgh. Below drying washing a handcart sits on the road.

Artist / maker

Ross, Thomas

Date

1869

Size

21.9 x 31.9 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Note in bottom right of item reads 'Newington, Edinburgh, now removed'

Wormwood Hall was part of a large building on Causewayside, the other half of which was known as Broadstair's House. It was demolished to make way for T. C. Jack's printing and publishing establishment, probably in the second half of the 19th century.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Newington

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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