"Wilson's Close, looking towards High Street, Burgh of Falkirk"

Maker
Unknown
Production date
Early 20th Century?
 Description
View of a narrow but clean close with three-storey tenements built of stone and slate. The windowsills have been white washed, with waste pipes below them. A woman and children are observing the camera. Above them is a gas lamp.
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Maker
Production date
Early 20th Century?
Subject place
Wilson's Close/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Subject notes
The drainpipes suggest kitchen sinks had been fitted. Closes, or narrow lanes called wynds or vennels ran off the High Street. Some were demolished around 1900 to improve the flow of traffic, and others in the late 20th century, but some still survive.
Accession number
P00692

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