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General view of Slater's Court, Canongate, Edinburgh, from NE.

DP 158591

Description General view of Slater's Court, Canongate, Edinburgh, from NE.

Date 24/7/2013

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 158591

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This shows the original area which formed Slater's Court, just off the Canongate. To the right is part of 16th- and 17th-century Huntly House, now the Museum of Edinburgh. In the background is the crowstepped gable of the refurbished 17th-century Acheson House. A modern block of flats with a cafe on the ground floor is located to the left of the courtyard. The fragment of wall which fronts Canongate originally formed a small two-storeyed building with a shop on the ground floor. There was access to Acheson House and Wilson's Court via an opening adjoining Huntly House. During the late 19th and early 20th century, the courtyard was used as a slaters' storage yard, and the property on the site was owned by the Slater family. The fragment of wall has been incorporated into forming a small courtyard for the Museum of Edinburgh in Huntly House. Acheson House (centre) was built in 1633 for Sir Archibald Acheson, who was King Charles I's Secretary of State. The building was sub-divided to form a tenement in the 18th century, and was in use as a brothel in the early 19th century. During the 20th century, various restoration works have been carried out on the buildings in this area, including a restoration of Acheson House by Robert Hurd in 1936-7 for the 4th Marwuess of Bute.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1345407

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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