Danube Street, Stockbridge

Category

Library Item

Item no

14843

Title

Danube Street, Stockbridge

Description

The elegant classical town houses of Danube Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh. The houses have wrought iron balconies and railings. A group of young boys play with a ball in the cobbled street while several cars are parked at the side of the pavement.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1954

Size

15.5 x 23.3 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Danube Street in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, runs north-west from Dean Terrace to meet St Bernard's Crescent.

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.

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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