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Detail of blocked doorway with lintel inscr; 'BLESSIT BE GOD FOR AL HIS GIFTS' and plaque dated 1693
ED 7386
Description Detail of blocked doorway with lintel inscr; 'BLESSIT BE GOD FOR AL HIS GIFTS' and plaque dated 1693
Date 1900 to 1930
Collection Collection of photographs by George Chrystal and Francis Maxwell Chrystal, photographers, Edinburgh,
Catalogue Number ED 7386
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 533174
Scope and Content Bell's Brae, Dean Village, Edinburgh Dean Village, one of Edinburgh's most ancient and picturesque villages, lies in the deep river valley of the Water of Leith beneath the tall arches of the Dean Bridge. It was originally the largest of Edinburgh's old milling settlements. Set into a wall at the foot of Bell's Brae is a sculptured panel bearing two crossed peels, and the date '1643'. Below an inscription on a lintel reads: 'Blesit be God for al his Giftis'. Both came from Lindsay's Mill which stood on the site until 1931. In the 17th century, the mills in the village were owned or controlled by the Incorporation of Baxters (bakers) of Edinburgh, and relics of their way of life remain. One of their symbols was two crossed peels, used for extracting hot loaves from the oven. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Medium Glass negative
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