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has gloss | eng: The colony houses of Edinburgh were built between 1850 and 1910 as homes for artisans and skilled working-class families. The first development was the Pilrig Model Buildings, near Leith Walk. Later developments across the city were built by the Edinburgh Cooperative Building Company Limited, founded in 1861. The founders of this company were influenced by the Reverend Dr. James Begg and the Reverend Dr. Thomas Chalmers, ministers of the Free Church of Scotland, who campaigned to improve the housing conditions of the poor. |
lexicalization | eng: colony houses |
instance of | (noun) a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" building, edifice |
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