Colonies Stockbridge, Fyfe Family, Reid Terrace

Category

Library Item

Item no

21091

Title

Colonies Stockbridge, Fyfe Family, Reid Terrace

Description

The Fyfe family stand at the top of an upper colony house stairs in Reid Terrace, Edinburgh. They consist of five women, two men and three children. They are wearing Victorian clothing.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1885

Size

25.4 x 18.1 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Stockbridge Colonies are located just to the south of the Royal Botanic Garden, about a mile north of Princes Street. They were built by the Edinburgh Cooperative Building Company which was founded in 1861. The company's founders included the stonemason and geologist Hugh Miller, the journalist and politician Hugh Gilzean Reid and the stonemason James Coleville. Their aim was to establish a cooperative organisation, principally owned by working class shareholders, to build good quality, affordable housing for working people. The development, known as Glenogle Park, began in the year of the company's foundation and was largely completed by 1875, although sporadic building continued until 1911.

Originally a separate village, Stockbridge is now a largely residential area situated a mile north of Edinburgh Castle. The village developed substantially between about 1813, when the famous painter Sir Henry Raeburn began to feu his land in the area for development, and about 1850. Much of this development was conducted by the architect James Milne. With its proximity to the Water of Leith and its interesting and diverse architecture, Stockbridge is considered an attractive and popular place to live, shop and socialise.

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