The Regent Arch

Category

Library Item

Item no

9955

Title

The Regent Arch

Description

The dramatic arch of Regent Bridge supports Waterloo Place and towers above the tenements and other housing of the Calton area of Edinburgh. Women collect water from Calton Well, which is bounded on each side by housing and tenements.

Artist / maker

Somerville, Daniel

Date

1818

Size

15.7 x 22 cm

Type

Pencil work

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Regent Bridge was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, and built between 1816 and 1819 to improve access to central Edinburgh from the London Road approach. Robert Stevenson was the engineer for the project. The Bridge spans a ravine between Calton Hill and Princes Street. The road which it carries was named Waterloo Place to commemorate the great battle of 1815.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Arches

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Landscape > Water > Wells

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Stone bridges

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