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Sir James Stewart's House, Advocate's Close
Smith, Jane Stewart, 1868, Watercolour
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Sir James Stewart's House, Advocate's Close
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Title
Sir James Stewart's House, Advocate's Close
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Smith, Jane Stewart
Date
1868
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35.4 x 25.9 cm
Type
Watercolour
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Advocate's Close runs steeply downhill from the High Street in Edinburgh, opposite St Giles Kirk, to Cockburn Street. It takes its name from Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees, Lord Advocate of Scotland between 1692-1709, and 1711-1713, who was resident here. It had also been home to his father Sir James Stewart of Coltness, Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Advocate's Close lost its lower section in the construction of Cockburn Street, and its west side was demolished in the 1880's. Despite this it remains one of the prettiest closes in Edinburgh's Old Town.
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