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The bridge, Colinton
Unknown, 1905, Photograph, Postcard
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The bridge, Colinton
The bridge, Colinton
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Item no
10321
Title
The bridge, Colinton
Description
A large stone arched bridge crosses the Water of Leith in Colinton, Edinburgh. A man in a bowler hat stands in the road at the end of the bridge and two children lean on the wall in the middle of the bridge. Another two men are crossing over. At the far end of the bridge several stone houses rise above a wooded hillside.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1905
Size
8.9 x 13.7 cm
Type
Photograph
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Postcard
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Colinton is a residential suburb in the south-west of Edinburgh, about 4 ½ miles from the city centre. It was originally a separate village, notable for its milling industry.
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ReDrawing Edinburgh: Edinburgh in 1920
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