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Head of the West Bow
Begbie, Thomas, 1858, Photograph
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Head of the West Bow
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11262
Title
Head of the West Bow
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Begbie, Thomas
Date
1858
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18.3 x 14.9 cm
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Photograph
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City Art Centre
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The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries
No.2 in volume.
Annotation next to title reads 'The timber fronted house at the corner was demolished in 1878'
Bowhead House stood at the junction of the West Bow and the Lawnmarket. This upper section of the West Bow was also known as the 'Bowhead' or 'Bowheid'. The house was demolished in the 1870's and rebuilt in a similar style a few years later.
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