Colville Place and Rintoul Place looking north

Category

Library Item

Item no

21088

Title

Colville Place and Rintoul Place looking north towards Glenogle Public Baths 1963

Description

A large tree partially obscures the view up Colville Place and Rintoul Place in the Stockbridge colonies, Edinburgh. Terraced houses line either side of the street, with gardens in front of them. The houses are separated from the street by hedges and fences. At the top of the road stands the Glenogle Swimming Baths.

Artist / maker

Minto, Charles Sinclair

Date

1963

Size

19.1 x 24.2

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Stockbridge Colonies are located just to the south of the Royal Botanic Garden, about a mile north of Princes Street. They were built by the Edinburgh Cooperative Building Company which was founded in 1861. The company's founders included the stonemason and geologist Hugh Miller, the journalist and politician Hugh Gilzean Reid and the stonemason James Coleville. Their aim was to establish a cooperative organisation, principally owned by working class shareholders, to build good quality, affordable housing for working people. The development, known as Glenogle Park, began in the year of the company's foundation and was largely completed by 1875, although sporadic building continued until 1911.

Originally a separate village, Stockbridge is now a largely residential area situated a mile north of Edinburgh Castle. The village developed substantially between about 1813, when the famous painter Sir Henry Raeburn began to feu his land in the area for development, and about 1850. Much of this development was conducted by the architect James Milne. With its proximity to the Water of Leith and its interesting and diverse architecture, Stockbridge is considered an attractive and popular place to live, shop and socialise.

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Furnishings > Ornamentation > Light fixtures

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Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Fences

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

Places > Edinburgh areas > Stockbridge

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Trees > Trees

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