138-144 The Canongate

Category

Library Item

Item no

7611

Title

138-144 The Canongate

Description

An image of the buildings of the Canongate. These consist of houses on the uppermost part and shops and a pub on the lower. These include a sweet shop, Andrew Slater (contractor and slater) and the public house of David Murray. A girl in a white pinafore stands beside a lamppost.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1927

Size

16.1 x 20.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Canongate is the section of Edinburgh's Royal Mile running from the junction with Jeffrey Street to a roundabout almost immediately outside Holyrood Palace.

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Business > Service industry > Shops

Business > Service industry > Trade premises

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Eating and drinking facilities > Public houses

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

Transport > Infrastructure > Street lights

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