George St [Street], Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

7819

Title

George St [Street], Edinburgh

Description

A view looking west along George Street towards Charlotte Square. In the middle of the wide cobbled street a man wearing a white apron is sat at the base of a tall bronze statue of William Pitt. On the right side of the street there are a row of shop fronts with canopies above their windows.

Artist / maker

Wilson, George Washington

Date

1880

Size

10.8 x 16.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh's New Town, which lies to the north of the Old Town, was designed by James Craig. Craig was the winner of a design competition held in 1766 which invited contestants to submit plans for the city's northward expansion. This expansion had become necessary due to terrible overcrowding in the Old Town. Based on a regular geometric scheme around the three streets of Princes Street, George Street and Queen Street the New Town continued to be developed until 1830. It has now been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Business > Service industry > Shops

People > Adults > Men

Places > Edinburgh areas > New Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

(55°57′11″N, 3°12′1″W)