Muirhouse (West Lodge)

Category

Library Item

Item no

6279

Title

Muirhouse (West Lodge)

Description

A group of people including children stand on a dirt track next to a cottage in Muirhouse, Edinburgh. The dirt track cuts between a wall and a hedge and is bordered by trees. The cottage has a small fence around it and ivy crawling up its walls.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1887

Size

10.5 x 15.3 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Muirhouse is residential area in the north-west of Edinburgh. The mid 20th century housing estate takes its name from the mid 19th century mansion in the area which was home to the Davidson family.

This photograph is from a volume entitled 'Photographs of houses in the vicinity of Lauriston Castle' which was compiled in 1909. The book has the armorial bookplate of Macknight Crawfurd of Cartsburn, Lauriston Castle, on the inside cover.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Cottages

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Muirhouse

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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