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Leith Street
Skene, James, 1827, Watercolour
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Leith Street
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712
Title
Leith Street
Description
A view of Leith Street and Calton Road, with Regent's Bridge crossing it. A carriage, pulled by a team of horses, races down the road, while horses and carts make their way up towards Register House. Buildings line the street and to the right it is terraced, with walkways on two levels.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1827
Size
21 x 28 cm.
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Leith Street is a short street in Edinburgh which runs downhill from the east end of Princes Street towards Leith.
Regent Bridge was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, and built between 1816 and 1819 to improve access to central Edinburgh from the London Road approach. Robert Stevenson was the engineer for the project. The Bridge spans a ravine between Calton Hill and Princes Street. The road which it carries was named Waterloo Place to commemorate the great battle of 1815.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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