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Castle Street, Sir Walter Scott's House
Unknown, 1915, Photograph
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Castle Street, Sir Walter Scott's House
Castle Street, Sir Walter Scott's House
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6499
Title
Castle Street, Sir Walter Scott's House
Description
The house of Sir Walter Scott in Castle Street, Edinburgh has an arched section over the door and relief stonework depicting columns. The doorways of all the houses pictured are accessed via stairways over basement areas. A street light is on the pavement outside the housing.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1915
Size
18.6 x 15.2 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Sir Walter Scott is one of Scotland's most celebrated novelists. He was born in Edinburgh in 1771, but spent much of his early childhood with relatives in the borders convalescing after a bout of polio. He returned to Edinburgh to attend the High School and eventually to study law at the University. His first novel, Waverley, was not published until 1814. Scott went on to release a large number of mostly historical novels until his death in 1832.
Castle Street and North Castle Street connect Princes Street to Queen Street and were constructed as part of James Craig's design for Edinburgh's New Town.
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