Water of Leith Valley and Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

9322

Title

Water of Leith Valley and Edinburgh from the Dean Bridge

Description

The Water of Leith in Edinburgh meanders past St Bernard's Well on its way toward Stockbridge. Paths are at either side of the river's course and are bordered in areas with trees. The buildings of Stockbridge are set against a backdrop of distant hills.

Artist / maker

Christison

Date

1886

Size

23.5 x 34.6 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Dean Village is a riverside community in the west of Edinburgh, roughly half a mile from the West End of Princes Street. It has a long history as a grain milling hamlet stretching back at least as far as the early 12th century. The increasing strength of the Leith flour mills in the 19th century led to a period of economic decline in the village, but it is now an affluent and desirable place to live. Despite its close proximity to the centre of Edinburgh, Dean Village retains a quiet atmosphere in keeping with its rural heritage.

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Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

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