The Writers' Museum

Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh

2013

The Writers' Museum is housed in Lady Stair's House, a 17th century building originally known as Lady Gray's House.  The building is beside James Court, off Lawnmarket.

The building was restored in 1896-97, then gifted to the Borough of Edinburgh for use as a municipal museum.  It now presents the lives of three Scottish writers:

-  Robert Burns

-  Walter Scott

-  Robert Louis Stevenson

 

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Looking down from the Balcony

In the distance, Sir Walter Scott sits at the table from his house at 39 Castle Street, Edinburgh  The Writers' Museum, Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh  -  Looking down from the balcony

©  Copyright: Peter Stubbs  - peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                                                                                                          Photograph taken on January 26, 201

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The Spiral Staircase

Upper Section

The Writers' Museum, Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh  -  Spiral Staircase

©  Copyright: Peter Stubbs  - peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                                                                                                             Photograph taken on January 26, 201

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The Spiral Staircase

Middle Section

The Writers' Museum, Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh  -  Spiral Staircase

©  Copyright: Peter Stubbs  - peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                                                                                                            Photograph taken on January 26, 201

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The Spiral Staircase

Lower Section, leading to the Front Door

The Writers' Museum, Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh  -  Spiral Staircase

©  Copyright: Peter Stubbs  - peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                                                                                                            Photograph taken on January 26, 201

 

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   The Writers' Museum, Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh  -  Looking down from the balcony ©

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The Writers' Museum, Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh  -  Spiral Staircase ©

 

Castlehill

Lawnmarket Royal Mile

 

 

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