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Edinburgh New Town
Chrystal, Francis M., 1912, Photograph
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Edinburgh New Town
Edinburgh New Town
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6536
Title
Edinburgh New Town, the old Crown Hotel and adjacent buildings now demolished to make way for Woolworth's premises in Princes Street
Description
The vacated premises of the Crown Hotel which stood on Princes Street, Edinburgh has removal notices in its windows. There are shops on the lower level of the building and further along is the North British Hotel. On the roofs of the buildings are long chimney stacks with rows of chimney pots. The road in front of the buildings is empty.
Artist / maker
Chrystal, Francis M.
Date
1912
Size
9.9 x 15 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The picture shows the buildings which used to stand at the east end of Princes Street. From 1926 to 1984 the site was occupied by Woolworths. The buildings now standing were renovated and opened as an Apple store in 2014.
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James Craig's New Town
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