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Lord Provost reading an address from the Mercat Cross
Inglis, Francis Caird, 1930, Photograph
Lord Provost reading an address from the Mercat Cross
Lord Provost reading an address from the Mercat Cross
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Title
Lord Provost reading an address from the Mercat Cross
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Inglis, Francis Caird
Date
1930
Size
24.8 x 29.3 cm
Type
Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Edinburgh's Mercat Cross stands at the east end of St Giles Kirk on the High Street. The original cross stood nearby but was dismantled in 1756 and taken to Drum House. William Gladstone instigated the erection of the current cross in 1885, which incorporates some parts from its much larger predecessor. The Mercat Cross is the traditional centre of the city market, a meeting place for merchants, a place of execution and the site of official proclamations.
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