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General view of Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongate, Edinburgh, from S.
DP 158580
Description General view of Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongate, Edinburgh, from S.
Date 24/7/2013
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number DP 158580
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Canongate (or Canongait, the Canon's 'way' or 'route') was a Burgh of Regality granted by the Crown to the Abbey Kirk of Holyrood in 1128. By the 17th century it was in the shadow of its neighbour, Edinburgh. It eventually lost its separate burgh status in 1856. Bakehouse or Hammermen's Close houses Acheson House (left), which dates from 1633 and was built for Sir Archibald Acheson, (c.1580-1634) a London-based MP and Privy Councillor. This house shows the typical backland burgh style, in this case three storeys, with crow-stepped gables, multi-paned sash and case windows. The opening on the left allows access to Canongate and would have been originally created in the 16th century with the three plots that make up the close being united with a stone frontage by the Acheson family.
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