Johnstones Close. Lawnmarket

Category

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Item no

19551

Title

Johnstones Close. Lawnmarket

Description

Tumbledown Edinburgh tenement buildings towering over a narrow walkway. The exit from the close is through a stone archway beneath a section of housing connecting the tenement buildings. There are many small windows amongst the stonework, two doorways on the left and a wooden fence on the right of the cobbled alley.

Artist / maker

Channing, William

Date

1850

Size

26.3 x 19.1 cm

Type

Wash drawing

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Lawnmarket is the section of Edinburgh's Royal Mile running from its junction with Johnston Terrace to where it meets George IV Bridge. Regular markets were held in this area until the late 18th century.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Arches

Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

Architecture > Architectural features > Doors and doorways

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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