West Richmond Street, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

8549

Title

West Richmond Street, Edinburgh

Description

A busy street scene in a Newington residential area of Edinburgh shows several people walking along the pavements and crossing the road. The street is lined with colourful shop window fronts and the houses and tenements above the shops are of varying styles and heights.

Artist / maker

Rose, David T.

Date

1920

Size

28.5 x 39.4 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

David Thomas Rose was born in the Scottish Borders and brought up in Nairn.
His first job took him to Glasgow in 1896 where he studied in night classes in Glasgow Academy of Art.
Family summer holidays were mostly taken in Scotland. His sister became a eminent obstetrician, working in Edinburgh and the Roses would often stay with her in Joppa or with other family in Fife. While there in 1933 Rose sketched prolifically, especially in the Dean Village and Leith Docks.

Newington is a residential area in the 'South Side' of Edinburgh, bordered by the Grange to the west and Prestonfield to the east. The area gained popularity as a pleasant, rural residential location from the late 18th century onwards.

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Business > Service industry > Shops

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

People > Adults > Men

People > Adults > Women

Places > Edinburgh areas > Newington

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Streets