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West Port - doorway on south side with Cordiners' arms
Hamilton, J. R., 1914, Photograph
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West Port - doorway on south side with Cordiners' arms
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West Port - doorway on south side with Cordiners' arms
Description
Doorway beside 72 West Port has a stone plaque above the lintel dated 1696.
This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.
Artist / maker
Hamilton, J. R.
Date
1914
Size
11.6 x 9.1 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Cordiner comes from the French word 'cordonnier' meaning shoemaker or cobbler.
The West Port is a street that continues west from Edinburgh's Grassmarket towards Lothian Road. It was the site of the western entrance to Edinburgh through the city wall.
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