Upper Bow

Category

Library Item

Item no

2885

Title

Upper Bow

Description

A man walks down between the buildings of Upper Bow formerly head of the Bow towards the metal railings of Victoria Terrace. The Boys Brigade Edinburgh Battalion premises are adjacent and the Lawnmarket can be seen in the distance.

Artist / maker

Jackman, S. G.

Date

1986

Size

21.5 x 15.1 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh's West Bow was zig-zagging street which led up from the Grassmarket to the top of the Lawnmarket. The street was interrupted by the construction of Victoria Street and Terrace between 1829-34. Its lower section joining the Grassmarket remains, and the line of the old street can be followed via a staircase to the Upper Bow. Traffic now follows Victoria Street from the West Bow up to George IV Bridge.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Railings

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