Stockbridge before alterations in 1900

Category

Library Item

Item no

8932

Title

Stockbridge before alterations in 1900

Description

A man is sitting on the wall of the St Bernard's Bridge over the Water of Leith, Edinburgh. The bridge on Deanhaugh Street is at a crossroads with Hamilton Place, Kerr and Saunders Streets. The Stockbridge Free Church with its square tower can be seen on the left. Street-lamps border the cobblestone road.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1899

Size

10.7 x 15.1 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Originally a separate village, Stockbridge is now a largely residential area situated a mile north of Edinburgh Castle. The village developed substantially between about 1813, when the famous painter Sir Henry Raeburn began to feu his land in the area for development, and about 1850. Much of this development was conducted by the architect James Milne. With its proximity to the Water of Leith and its interesting and diverse architecture, Stockbridge is considered an attractive and popular place to live, shop and socialise.

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(55°57′28″N, 3°12′31″W)