View in Dickson's Close with young girl (about 8 years old) standing at bottom of stairs
SC 460296
Description View in Dickson's Close with young girl (about 8 years old) standing at bottom of stairs
Date 1900 to 1930
Collection Collection of photographs by George Chrystal and Francis Maxwell Chrystal, photographers, Edinburgh,
Catalogue Number SC 460296
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 7241
Scope and Content Dickson's Close, High Street, Edinburgh Dickson's Close is apparently named after John Dickson who lived here with his son Thomas in the mid-18th century. It has had many other names such as Aikman's Close and Bruce's Close. Today the Close has long been demolished, but the name may still be seen incorporated into the wall above an entrance to the modern hotel. Records show much detail of the occupants in 1773: on the first floor was a fishmonger; on the second, a lodging house; third, the home of the Dowager Countess of Balcarres; fourth, a gentle lady; fifth, dressmakers; sixth, tailors and other tradesmen. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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