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Advocate's Close, Edinburgh
Banks, Violet, 1932, Photograph
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Advocate's Close, Edinburgh
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2479
Title
Advocate's Close, Edinburgh
Description
A view of Advocate's Close in Edinburgh's Old Town. Two small doorways have carved lintels and a lamp is fixed to the wall. Above the doors is a window with bars.
Artist / maker
Banks, Violet
Date
1932
Size
21.5 x 16.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Carved stone inscriptions are visible over many of Old Town's doorways. They often contain biblical references. These particular exampels from Advocate's Close date from the 16th Century and commemorate the building's owner, Clement Corr and his wife Helen Bellenden.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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