Melville Drive - Entrance to 'Jawbone Walk'

Category

Library Item

Item no

6087

Title

Melville Drive - entrance to 'Jawbone Walk'

Description

Under a canopy of bare trees a group of men stand by the whale bone arch at the entrance to the walk. On either side are a variety of shrubs behind a metal fence. Opposite is a large tree surrounded by a metal fence and a lamp post.
This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.

Artist / maker

Hamilton, J. R.

Date

1914

Size

11.5 x 9 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Meadows were created on the site of the Borough Loch after it was drained in the mid 17th century. Originally called Hope Park after its creator, Sir Thomas Hope, the park became popular for both recreation and the grazing of livestock. During the Second World War the Meadows were used for the cultivation of vegetables to feed Edinburgh's residents. Golf has been played on the adjacent Links since possibly as early as the 15th century, with a club formally established there in 1535.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Marchmont

Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Meadows

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Transport > Infrastructure > Trails and paths

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