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View down the High Street from St Giles Cathedral
Chrystal, Francis M., 1908, Photograph
View down the High Street from St Giles Cathedral
View down the High Street from St Giles Cathedral
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2425
Title
View down the High Street from St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Description
The High Street with a view of the Tron Kirk. People walk along the pavements. On the cobblestone street is a horse-drawn carriage.
Artist / maker
Chrystal, Francis M.
Date
1908
Size
15.6 x 21 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The High Street is the section of Edinburgh's Royal Mile that runs from George IV Bridge down to its junction with Jeffrey Street and St. Mary's Street.
The Tron Kirk was completed in 1647. It was designed by John Mylne. It takes its name from the public weighing machine that stood in a nearby street in the 17th century. The Church lost its tower in the Great Fire of 1824. It was replaced by a taller spire in 1828.Visitors to the Kirk can now view the remains of a 16th century street discovered below the building in 1974. Since 1952 the building has been owned by City of Edinburgh Council and is currently used as a visitor centre.
The word cobble has been used here to help with searching, an alternative term is sett. Sett stones describe both the type of stone and the method in which they are used.
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