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Jail Governor's House, Edinburgh
Swarbreck, Samuel Dunkinfield, 1839, Lithograph
Jail Governor's House, Edinburgh
Jail Governor's House, Edinburgh
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Title
Jail Governor's House, Edinburgh
Artist / maker
Swarbreck, Samuel Dunkinfield
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Swarbreck, Samuel Dunkinfield
Date
1839
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40.9 x 28.9 cm
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Lithograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Calton Gaol was designed by Archibald Elliot as an alternative to Edinburgh's historic Tolbooth. It was located immediately to the south of Regent Road, overlooking Waverly Station. A Bridewell, or house of correction, designed by Robert Adam already stood on the site. The prison was opened in 1817, and closed in 1925 when the limited size of the premises necessitated a move to Saughton, the location of the present day prison. It was demolished, save the Governor's House which still stands, to make way for the Government Buildings of St Andrew's House.
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