View from Well Court

Category

Library Item

Item no

20487

Title

View from Well Court

Description

The view along the apex of a roof at Well Court, Dean Village, Edinburgh. The red rosemary tiled roof has a small chimney stack at the end and is lined with dormer windows. It looks over the Water of Leith and on to the houses on the far bank. The tall houses of Rothesay Terrace fill the skyline.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2009

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Well Court is located in Dean Village, Edinburgh. It was commissioned by John Findlay, owner of The Scotsman and finished in 1886. Findlay instructed architect Sydney Mitchell to create model housing to accommodate 55 working class families. Tenents had to abide by strict rules which included a curfew (they were locked out if they got home late) and attending church. The houses have recently been renovated with the help of a grant from Edinburgh World Heritage.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Roofs

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Places > Edinburgh areas > Dean

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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