Front door at Oswald Road

Category

Library Item

Item no

2165

Title

Front door at Oswald Road

Description

A group of people which includes men, women and children stand on grass and gravel paths outside a house in Oswald Road, Edinburgh. Women are holding babies while a man holds the hand of a girl. All wear hats except for a boy who has possibly thrown it onto the ground beside him.

Artist / maker

Morham, George

Date

1885

Size

14.7 x 20.1 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Oswald Road is located immediately to the east of the Astley Ainslie Hospital, in an area of Edinburgh known as the Grange.

The Grange is an area in the south of Edinburgh. It lies to the south of Grange Road and to the west of Ratcliffe Terrace. The area served, from the mid 12th century, as agricultural land associated with St Giles Kirk. It was bought in 1631 by William Dick. The area was substantially developed in the mid to late 19th century. Many of the streets built at this time carry names associated with the Dick Lauder family.

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Clothing and dress > Accessories > Hats

Clothing and dress > Garments > Dresses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Grange

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh