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Foot of Leith Walk
McKean, John, 1898, Photograph
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Foot of Leith Walk
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Foot of Leith Walk
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A busy street scene at the bottom of Leith Walk in Edinburgh where an artist, surrounded by a crowd, is at work beside an ornate street lamp. Making its way along a cobblestone road is a horse-drawn tram filled with passengers and with advertising hoardings attached to its side. There are shops, most noticeable is that of George Marr and his fruit and sweet shop with its window displays. Pedestrians are all around where they can be seen talking and walking.
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McKean, John
Date
1898
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28.4 x 35.9 cm
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Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Leith Walk in Edinburgh is a notably wide street running from the west side of Calton Hill down to Great Junction Street in Leith. It follows the line of a raised pedestrian walkway which ran along the top of an earthen rampart constructed to defend the city against Cromwell's army in 1650. In 1776 this walkway and the road immediately to its west were combined as a single, modern road. This road, along with North Bridge and Leith Street, provided greatly improved access to Leith from Edinburgh.
Leith is situated in the north of Edinburgh where the Water of Leith joins the Firth of Forth. It has acted as Edinburgh's maritime connection for many centuries, and continues to be one of the UK's busiest ports. It was incorporated into Edinburgh in 1920 having previously been a separate burgh. It is now home to the Scottish Executive's main offices, Edinburgh's Sikh temple, the Royal Yacht Britannia and Ocean Terminal, a large shopping and entertainment complex.
The word cobble has been used here to help with searching, an alternative term is sett. Sett stones describe both the type of stone and the method in which they are used.
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