Library Item

519

Somerville's Land, north side of the Lawnmarket

Photograph of Somervilles's Land in the Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. The building has several signs on it including Liberton Tower Dairy and "For Sale" and "To let" signs. There are two women and a man standing in front of the building.

1870

30 x 37 cm

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Somerville's Land was a timber and stone tenement dating from 1580, which had belonged to Bartholomew Somerville, benefactor of Edinburgh University, in the 17th century. It was demolished in the 1880s. Various shops were housed in the building including Taylor's shoe maker and Liberton Tower Dairy.