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West Port
Bournonville, N., 1950, Photograph
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West Port
West Port
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3230
Title
West Port
Description
A photograph showing a close with stone steps leading to the West Port. A large street light is fixed to the close wall. A small girl wearing a bonnet and coat walks past the entrance to the close. In the background Tomasso's Fish Restaurant and a grocery shop can be seen.
Artist / maker
Bournonville, N.
Date
1950
Size
23.9 x 18.7 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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Whose Town? Edinburgh in the 1950s
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