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Port Hopetoun, corner of Semple Street
Smith, John, 1927, Photograph
Port Hopetoun, corner of Semple Street
Port Hopetoun, corner of Semple Street
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18213
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Port Hopetoun, corner of Semple Street and Morrison Street
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Smith, John
Date
1927
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11.5 x 7.0 cm
Type
Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This is a photograph from the book 'Origin, nomenclature and location of various houses and streets in Edinburgh'.
Port Hopetoun was the Edinburgh terminus of the Union Canal. It was closed, along with Port Hamilton in 1922 as canal trade declined. The site was later developed as Lothian House.
The Union Canal was opened in 1822. It ran from Tollcross in Edinburgh to meet the Forth and Clyde Canal at Falkirk, thus linking the capital to Glasgow. After extensive renovation in the 1990's the Canal is now a popular area for recreation, with non-commercial craft using the waterway and many cyclists, walkers and runners using the towpath.
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