Grassmarket - south side, east end from Victoria Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

5876

Title

Grassmarket - south side, east end from Victoria Street

Description

The south end of the Grassmarket is seen from Victoria Street, Edinburgh. The buildings of Victoria Street frame either side of the image. In the middle of the road is a large well head. Shops line the lower part of the Grassmarket buildings, among them is a wholesale Crockery Store and Alex MacBeth, a Spirit Merchant.

Artist / maker

Hamilton, J. R.

Date

1914

Size

9.4 x 12 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.

The Grassmarket is an open area situated below Edinburgh Castle at the west end of the Cowgate. It was, for many centuries, an important venue for commercial and social activity in the Old Town. A weekly market was held here from the 15th to the early 20th century. It was also the site of many public executions. The Grassmarket continues to be a popular area for socialising, with a large number of pubs and restaurants.

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Business > Service industry > Shops

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Landscape > Water > Wells

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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