General view of Shoemakers' Land, 195-197 Canongate, Edinburgh, from SW.

Description General view of Shoemakers' Land, 195-197 Canongate, Edinburgh, from SW.

Date 27/5/2014

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

Catalogue Number DP 190118

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This shows the restored front elevation of Shoemakers' Land, 195-7 Canongate, Edinburgh. This 17th-century tenement was rebuilt and added to in 1725 (see datestone) by the Incorporation of Cordiners (shoemakers) and subsequently restored in 1956 by Robert Hurd & Partners as part of their wider Canongate improvement scheme. The restoration of this five-storeyed, six-bayed block has retained the traditional features of the tenement, including the rusticated rubble stonework, timber-framed multi-paned sash and case windows and a carved panel in one of the central bays between first and second floors. The flats in the upper storeys are accessed via a timber door to the east of the commercial premises on the ground floor. Robert Hurd & Partners also restored several blocks on the Canongate during the `1950s and 1960s, including 238-48 Canongate in 1955 (238-44) and 1963-4 (246 and 248) as part of a wider improvement scheme for the Chessel's Court and Canongate area.

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