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Eagle and Henderson

One of my obessesions is with gates and gateways. The above gateway was designed in the 1840s for the Leith Walk Nursery of Eagle and Henderson:

Eagle and Henderson called this Nursery:

However it had formerly been the Physick Garden before this moved to Inverleith:

In the Scotsman of May 1849 this account of the Nursery was shared. It is amazing how an open gateway can lead to a new land:

You can find my films on gateways by clicking here or on the image below:

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