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Regent Murray's House in the Canongate
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer, 1829, Watercolour
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Regent Murray's House in the Canongate
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Regent Murray's House in the Canongate
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A view of the 17th century Regent Murray's House in the Canongate, Edinburgh. The building has large obelisks flanking the gate and many windows. Many people walk along the pavement and a horse and carriage passes in front of the house.
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Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer
Date
1829
Size
18.5 x 30.8 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Moray House is located on the Canongate in Edinburgh. It was built around 1625 for the Dowager Countess of Home. It was named after her daughter Margaret Countess of Moray who inherited it in 1643. During the 1640's it played host to both Charles I and Oliver Cromwell. The Marquis of Montrose passed by the house on the way to his execution in 1650, and was taunted from the balcony by the Marquis of Argyll and others who had gathered there for his son's wedding. In 1661, following the restoration, the Marquis of Argyll was to pass by the same spot on the way to his own execution on the 'Maiden' (Edinburgh's guillotine).
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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Canongate, Royal Mile
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