Burnet's Close, High Street, before reconstruction

Category

Library Item

Item no

6331

Title

Burnet's Close, High Street, Edinburgh, before reconstruction

Description

Row of apartment and tenement buildings lining the street. Shop fronts occupy the lower levels of the buildings. A number of windows in the upper levels have been filled in, or the glass broken.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1921

Size

25.5 x 20.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This photograph is taken from the bound volume 'City of Edinburgh: photographs of housing reconstructions carried out by the corporation'.
The High Street is the section of Edinburgh's Royal Mile that runs from George IV Bridge down to its junction with Jeffrey Street and St. Mary's Street.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Arches

Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

Architecture > Architectural features > Doors and doorways

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Business > Service industry > Shops

Homes > Residential buildings > Flats

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

People > Adults > Men

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

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