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Old Town and Waverley Market
Unknown, 1895, Photograph
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Old Town and Waverley Market
Old Town and Waverley Market
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6899
Title
Old Town and Waverley Market
Description
A view from the east end of Princes Street looking over the ornamental gardens above Waverley Market. Glazed skylights are railed off and create walkways in the garden and there are benches around the edge for people to sit and rest. In the distance is North Bridge and the old houses and tenements of the Old Town of Edinburgh.
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Unknown
Date
1895
Size
23.8 x 29.4 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The accompanying text in the volume reads:
"62. Continuation to the South of No 61."
'Old Town' is the general name given to the original mediaeval centre of Edinburgh. It consists principally of the Royal Mile and the streets and closes leading from it, including those previously part of the separate burgh of Canongate. It also includes the Cowgate and the Grassmarket. The restricted size of the Old Town necessitated the construction of multi-storey 'lands' from the 1500's onwards, many of which still exist today. Eventually chronic overcrowding led to expansion of the city northwards past the Nor' Loch and southwards beyond the Flodden Wall. The Old Town area has now been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Waverley Market, designed by Robert Morham, was built in 1872 to house Edinburgh's fruit and vegetable market. However, due to other uses of the Waverley Market the sale of fruit and vegetables returned to Market Street. This indoor market was lit by huge skylights among the formal gardens on the roof. It was demolished in 1974 and replaced by Waverley shopping centre, later called Princes Mall.
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