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Foot of the Walk, Leith
Unknown, 1910, Postcard, Reproduction
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Foot of the Walk, Leith
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32246
Title
Foot of the Walk, Leith
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1910
Size
15.6 x 24.0 cm
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Postcard
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Reproduction
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Leith Walk in Edinburgh is a notably wide street running from the west side of Calton Hill down to Great Junction Street in Leith. It follows the line of a raised pedestrian walkway which ran along the top of an earthen rampart constructed to defend the city against Cromwell's army in 1650. In 1776 this walkway and the road immediately to its west were combined as a single, modern road. This road, along with North Bridge and Leith Street, provided greatly improved access to Leith from Edinburgh.
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