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High School Wynd, Cowgate
Burns, Archibald, 1868, Photograph
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High School Wynd, Cowgate
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9545
Title
High School Wynd, Cowgate
Description
A cart stands in a narrow street in Edinburgh's Old Town. There are buildings on both sides of the street and two external stone staircases. The cobbled street slopes downward to meet another street, there is a pavement on one side. A wooden ladder has been left in front of the cart. There is a street lamp attached to the wall on the left.
Artist / maker
Burns, Archibald
Date
1868
Size
10.7 x 8.4 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Despite living in the New Town, Robert Louis Stevenson was well acquainted with the shabby charm of Edinburgh's Old Town. The author was known to frequent some of the less respectable establishments in this area, especially during his bohemian university days. This image reflects the buildings, dark closes and narrow wynds characteristic of the Old Town at this time.
High School Wynd is a short street linking Infirmary Street with the Cowgate. Edinburgh High School was built on what is now called Infirmary Street in 1578. The School moved to Regent Road in 1829, and stayed in those grand premises until moving to Barnton in 1969.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Robert Louis Stevenson
Picturesque 'Bits' by Archibald Burns
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