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Ship-carpenters' stone, Leith

Rushbrook, A. H., 1925, Photograph
Ship-carpenters' stone, Leith
Ship-carpenters' stone, Leith
Ship-carpenters' stone, Leith
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Item no
5224
Title
Ship-carpenters' stone, originally in a house opposite St Ninian's Church, North Leith, rebuilt into a house in Coburg Street
Description
A photograph of a stone carved commemorative plaque on a house in Coburg Street, Leith. The stone has the image of a boat with a female figurehead and two flags on it. The boat has a row of oars on the side. Writing is carved into the tablet above and below the ship, commemorating the carpenters who built the house. Below the plaque is another stone tablet giving details of the moving of the original stone.
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Date
1925
Size
20.2 x 12.4 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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Digital FileElectronic file 72 dpi JPEG
£5.80(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF
£29.40(inc. VAT 20%)
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