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West Bow
Skene, James, 1817, Wash drawing
West Bow
West Bow
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775
Title
West Bow
Description
A busy street scene in West Bow, Edinburgh. Men lead horses and carts along the road and a woman carries a large heavy basket on her back. Other people are walking along the pavement, past shops and buildings. On the rooftops above, the chimneys are smoking.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1817
Size
26 x 19 cm.
Type
Wash drawing
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Edinburgh's West Bow was zig-zagging street which led from the Grassmarket to the Lawnmarket. Its upper half was destroyed by the construction of Victoria Street and Terrace. Originally the street was filled with a quirky assortment of 17th-century tenements, with crow-stepped gables, flight-holes for doves, towers and merchants shops.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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Service industry
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Residential buildings
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Tenements
Places
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Old Town
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Edinburgh areas
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Royal Mile
Places
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Scotland
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Edinburgh
Transport
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Land
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