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View up Edinburgh's High Street
Malcolm, George, 1930, Photograph
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View up Edinburgh's High Street
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Title
View up Edinburgh's High Street near junction with South Bridge
Description
A stone wellhead on the High Street provides a useful stopping place for a mature Edinburgh gentleman. He is standing casually with his hands in his pockets and is wearing a flat cap and smoking a pipe. In the background three other men lounge around a post-box. They are all wearing flat caps and one is smoking a cigarette. In the background to the left stands the Tron Kirk.
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Malcolm, George
Date
1930
Size
23 x 18.3 cm
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Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Tron Kirk was completed in 1647. It was designed by John Mylne. It takes its name from the public weighing machine that stood in a nearby street in the 17th century. The Church lost its tower in the Great Fire of 1824. It was replaced by a taller spire in 1828. Visitors to the Kirk can now view the remains of a 16th century street discovered below the building in 1974. Since 1952 the building has been owned by City of Edinburgh Council and is currently used as a visitor centre.
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