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East Meadows
Gibb, Andrew A., 1914, Photograph
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East Meadows
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Item no
6071
Title
East Meadows - north side, Old Buccleuch School, Hope Park Square and Boroughloch Buildings
Description
The roofline of tenement buildings in Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, are prominent against the sky in this image which has the East Meadows to the fore. A spire juts skyward from the top of one of the buildings. A path bordered by metal railings cuts through the grass of the park.
This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.
Artist / maker
Gibb, Andrew A.
Date
1914
Size
9.4 x 11.9 cm
Type
Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Meadows were created on the site of the Borough Loch after it was drained in the mid 17th century. Originally called Hope Park after its creator, Sir Thomas Hope, the park became popular for both recreation and the grazing of livestock. During the Second World War the Meadows were used for the cultivation of vegetables to feed Edinburgh's residents. Golf has been played on the adjacent Links since possibly as early as the 15th century, with a club formally established there in 1535.
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EPS - George Square Survey
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