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White Horse Close
Napier, Mark, 1854, Salted paper print
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White Horse Close
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Title
White Horse Close
Description
An image of the interior of White Horse Close, Edinburgh. The building is accessed by a set of external stairs and many gabled windows can be seen. One of the gables has AD 1563 inscribed in it. A washing line can be seen in the courtyard next to a wooden cart.
Artist / maker
Napier, Mark
Date
1854
Size
16.4 x 19 cm
Type
Salted paper print
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Item is dated 25th September 1854.
White Horse Close is located just off the Canongate close to Holyroodhouse. There is no evidence of the White Horse Inn ever having served as an Inn, although it does seem to have been built for this purpose. The Close may derive its name from having been the site of the palace stables. It may even be a specific reference to one of Mary Queen of Scot's horses. The date of the building's construction is unclear, as at least two different dates have been displayed on the window-head at various times.
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