| P number: | P526475 |
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| Caption: | Specimen of moulded sandstone from Edinburgh, Lothian Region. |
| Description: | Sample of moulded sandstone from the building stone collection of the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust. The stone has a carved face with a broken surface with a very pale buff-grey colour with darker iron-stained weathered faces This sample is a broken piece of historical masonry from the Edinburgh New Town. It shows the typical carved or moulded shape of much of the original stonework. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust sample no. EWHT 28. The designer of the New Town of Edinburgh, James Craig, died a poor man in 1796, and is buried in the Greyfriars churchyard. In 1775 James Craig designed the old observatory on Calton Hill and the old Physician's Hall which used to stand on George Street. It seems that his New Town layout in 1766 was his sole triumph. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 151.20 KB; 1001 x 782 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 207 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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