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Commendator Bothwell's House, Byer's Close
Unknown, 1920, Photograph, Postcard
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Commendator Bothwell's House, Byer's Close
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2501
Title
Commendator Bothwell's House, Byer's Close
Description
A house in Byer's Close in Edinburgh has a metal fence in front of it. There are inscriptions on the stonework below the roof. Tenement buildings are around the house.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1920
Size
13.5 x 8.6 cm
Type
Photograph
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Postcard
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The 'closes' of Edinburgh's Old Town are narrow passages branching off at right angles from the main streets. They provide access to the tenement buildings, and often to small shared courtyards. Many closes also act as shortcuts between the Old Town's main streets.
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