64 Great King Street Detail of door knocker and numeral
SC 502928
Description 64 Great King Street Detail of door knocker and numeral
Catalogue Number SC 502928
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 4177
Scope and Content Door knocker, No 64 Great King Street, Edinburgh Great King Street, designed by Robert Reid in 1804 as the grand central avenue of the northern New Town, links Royal Circus and Drummond Place, which enclose it at either end. Feuing began in 1812, and was completed 1814-23. The Greek lady and the urn on this front door knocker reflect the popularity of Neo-Classical designs in the early 19th century. The door has a central divide, a fashionable device to suggest double doors. Originally, it is said, only doctors had door knockers; other houses and flats had bells. Knockers were introduced later as decorative elements of brass or, on basement doors, iron. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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