Skip to content

Page 111 - John Smith's Houses and Streets in Edinburgh

Smith, John, 1927,
Page 111 - John Smith's Houses and Streets in Edinburgh
Page 111 - John Smith's Houses and Streets in Edinburgh
Page 111 - John Smith's Houses and Streets in Edinburgh
Share
Category
Library Item
Item no
18314
Title
Page 111 from John Smith's Houses and Streets in Edinburgh
Description
Excerpt from page "Union Canal 1818 - On Tuesday after the adjournment of the general meeting of the Union Canal Comp, the Committee of management with many of the proprietors proceeded to the west end of Fountainbridge, the spot fixed on for the basin......Mr Downie of Appin president of the company dug the first spadeful in [?] we work. From a drawing which exhibited at the meeting of the aqueduct over Slateford Valley we think it promises to be one of the most striking and elegant structures of it's kind in the kingdom" Edinburgh Evening Courant 1818.

The page also includes photograph Warehouse at Port Hopetoun Union Canal Lothian Road.
Artist / maker
Date
1927
Size
32 x 20 cm
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Rights and purchasing
Option
Price
Digital FileElectronic file 72 dpi JPEG​
£6.10(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF​
£31.00(inc. VAT 20%)
You can view and use digital images for personal and educational use. For more information, read our policy on image use. If you wish to use our images for commercial use, please contact us.