Edinburgh, Assembly Hall from Princes Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

40319

Title

Edinburgh, Assembly Hall from Princes Street

Description

Tourist's stereocard (or stereograph) image of Edinburgh landmark

Artist / maker

Wilson, George Washington

Date

1876

Size

8.5 x 17.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Construction of the Mound was begun in the 1760s by the tailor George Boyd to give him better access to his New Town clients from his Old Town shop. Large amounts of waste material from the development of New Town was added to 'Geordie Boyd's Mud Brig' creating a substantial link road. Further more formal development of the Mound begun in 1825 following the foundation of the Royal Institution at its foot.

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