The Cowgate, Edinburgh
Artist
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1904-5
Mediumetching on paper
ClassificationsMcBey
DimensionsOverall: Height: 20 cm
Plate Size: Width: 12.6 cm
Frame: Height: 55.8 cm, Width: 40.6 cm
Plate Size: Width: 12.6 cm
Frame: Height: 55.8 cm, Width: 40.6 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1959 by Mr H H Kynett.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG002834
About MeThe Cowgate was the road on which cattle were herded into town on market days. Originally a desirable residential street, but latterly a slum, the area was devastated by fire in 2002.More About Me
The Cowgate was the road on which cattle were herded into town on market days. Originally a desirable residential street, but latterly a slum, the area was devastated by fire in 2002.
S Warburton
George Oswald Cribbes
Walter Geikie
Hedley Fitton
