The Old Town from Prince's [Princes] Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

6700

Title

The Old Town from Prince's [Princes] Street

Description

The view from beside a stone balustrade across to the Old Town of Edinburgh shows the tenements and other buildings of its skyline. Below this is Waverley Bridge and the rolling stock that passes underneath on its way to Waverley railway station.

Artist / maker

Burns, Archibald

Date

1868

Size

10.4 x 16.7 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens were established on the site of the Nor' Loch which was drained during the 18th century. The park was originally for the exclusive use of the residents of Princes Street, but was opened to the public in 1876. The gardens contain various statues of notable figures, as well as the Ross Fountain and Bandstand and the famous Floral Clock.

The original Waverley Bridge, a stone arch structure, was replaced during the extensive remodelling of the station in the late 1860's and early 1870's. This second bridge was in turn replaced by the current bridge which was completed in 1896. The vegetable market displaced by the construction of the second bridge was replaced by an indoor site designed by Robert Morham. This was demolished in 1974 and replaced by Waverley shopping centre, later called Princes Mall.

Cockburn Street was constructed in the late 1850's to provide better access to Waverley Station from the Old Town and south of Edinburgh.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Balustrades

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Railway stations

Transport > Infrastructure > Stone bridges

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