St Margaret's Church and Prospect Place

Category

Library Item

Item no

18170

Title

St Margaret's Church and Prospect Place, Dumbiedykes Road, Edinburgh

Description

In the foreground is a raised area of land separated from neighbouring tenement housing by a dilapidated stone wall. In the centre of the picture the spire of a church rises above the buildings. There is a steep hill in the background and in the distant left are some tall industrial chimneys.

Artist / maker

Smith, John

Date

1927

Size

7.0 x 11.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This is a photograph from the book 'Origin, nomenclature and location of various houses and streets in Edinburgh'. Dumbiedykes is an area of central Edinburgh bordered by Holyrood Park to the east and Holyrood Road to the north. Today the name most often refers specifically to the housing estate in the area which comprises two tower blocks, Lockview Court and Holyrood Court, and other housing. The area and road take their name from the Academy for the Deaf and Dumb established by Thomas Braidwood around 1764 and closed in 1783.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Southside

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Religion > Religious facilities > Protestant churches

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