Bonnington Toll House

Category

Library Item

Item no

4733

Title

Bonnington Toll House

Description

A boy and a girl stand in the doorway of the building that once was the Bonnington toll-house in Edinburgh. The whitewashed building's window shutters are open, it has a tall chimney and above where the children are standing, there is a lamp. On the pavement between the road and the houses there are two men talking.

Artist / maker

McKean, John

Date

1895

Size

16.5 x 21.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Bonnington is a small area of Edinburgh. It is situated in the north-east of the city, immediately to the south-west of Leith. Bonnington had a long-standing association with flour milling, continuing into the 20th century.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

Business > Service industry > Tolls

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Leith

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

(55°58′21″N, 3°11′16″W)

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