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Main Point, Edinburgh
Jackman, S. G., 1972, Photograph
Main Point, Edinburgh
Main Point, Edinburgh
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Title
Main Point, Edinburgh
Description
A round ended building sits at Main Point, Edinburgh on the corner of High Riggs and East Fountainbridge. Lauriston Street can be seen to the left and Bread Street to the right. Public houses occupy the corner sites including the Burke and Hare Lounge Bar and the Lochiel. Situated above the Burke and Hare is the West Point Loan Office which displays a pawnbroker's sign at the front. A row of tenement houses with shops underneath can be seen in the background. Striped traffic lights are situated at the edge of the pavement.
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Jackman, S. G.
Date
1972
Size
13.3 x 20.4 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Main Point was the name of a custom house erected at the head of the West Bow in 1770. It was sited at the junction of High Riggs and East Fountainbridge.
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