Corner of Grove Street and Fountainbridge

Category

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Item no

24732

Title

Corner of Grove Street and Fountainbridge

Description

An ornately carved tenement building stands on the corner of Grove Street and Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. Carvings of flowers decorate round the windows and door. The ground floor is occupied by Fisher's Store and bottles are visible through the windows. A small boy peeks between his hands at the photographer. He is wearing a winter coat.

Artist / maker

Jackman, S. G.

Date

1950

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Fountainbridge is an area in the south-west of central Edinburgh, to the west of Tollcross. The area is centred around the western section of a road also called Fountainbridge. The Union Canal now begins in this area having originally extended a little further east.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Stone carvings

Business > Service industry > Shops

People > Children > Boys

Places > Edinburgh areas > Fountainbridge

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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