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Writers Court
Unknown, 1965, Reproduction
Writers Court
Writers Court
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Item no
8038
Title
Writers Court
Description
Two barefoot children, a boy and a girl are seen playing on the cobbled street in a dark close, or alleyway, off Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Tall tenements and old houses surround the courtyard where they play.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1965
Size
26.5 x 22.5 cm
Type
Reproduction
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
'Old Town' is the general name given to the original mediaeval centre of Edinburgh. It consists principally of the Royal Mile and the streets and closes leading from it, including those previously part of the separate burgh of Canongate. It also includes the Cowgate and the Grassmarket. The restricted size of the Old Town necessitated the construction of multi-storey 'lands' from the 1500's onwards, many of which still exist today. Eventually chronic overcrowding led to expansion of the city northwards past the Nor' Loch and southwards beyond the Flodden Wall. The Old Town area has now been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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