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City Chambers and High Street before east extension
Unknown, 1929, Photograph
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City Chambers and High Street before east extension
City Chambers and High Street before east extension
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2838
Title
City Chambers and High Street before east extension
Description
The City Chambers and other buildings on the High Street in Edinburgh. Shops are on the ground level of tenement buildings. People walk on the cobblestone road which also has a car on it.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1929
Size
16.4 x 11.7 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
City Chambers was designed by John Adam and built between 1753-61. It was intended as premises for a merchant exchange, but this was not entirely successful and the building was overtaken by Edinburgh's Council during the 19th century. The council instigated significant extensions to the building in the years around 1900. The building was constructed over several Old Town closes. One of these subterranean streets, Mary King's Close, is now open to the public.
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