The Old Town from the Waverley Bridge

Category

Library Item

Item no

10137

Title

The Old Town from the Waverley Bridge

Description

From a watercolour by John Blair. A view looking along Waverley Bridge towards the foot of Cockburn Street and the Old Town.

Artist / maker

Blair, John

Engraver

Goupil & Cie

Date

1892

Size

44.8 x 35.2 cm

Type

Lithograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

'Old Town' is the general name given to the original mediaeval centre of Edinburgh. It consists principally of the Royal Mile and the streets and closes leading from it, including those previously part of the separate burgh of Canongate. It also includes the Cowgate and the Grassmarket. The restricted size of the Old Town necessitated the construction of multi-storey 'lands' from the 1500's onwards, many of which still exist today. Eventually chronic overcrowding led to expansion of the city northwards past the Nor' Loch and southwards beyond the Flodden Wall. The Old Town area has now been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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