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Upper Bow
Alexander, Ronald, 1965, Photograph
Upper Bow
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43385
Title
Upper Bow
Artist / maker
Alexander, Ronald
Date
1965
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11.7 x 7.9 cm
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Photograph
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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