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The Regent Arch
Somerville, Daniel, 1818, Pencil work
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The Regent Arch
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Title
The Regent Arch
Description
The dramatic arch of Regent Bridge supports Waterloo Place and towers above the tenements and other housing of the Calton area of Edinburgh. Women collect water from Calton Well, which is bounded on each side by housing and tenements.
Artist / maker
Somerville, Daniel
Date
1818
Size
15.7 x 22 cm
Type
Pencil work
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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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