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Old Town and Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh
Valentine, James, 1885, Photograph
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Old Town and Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh
Old Town and Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh
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Title
Old Town and Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh
Description
The top of St Giles Cathedral and the spire of the Tron Kirk can be seen amongst the buildings showing part of the Old town in Edinburgh. In the foreground there is Waverley Bridge, with platforms for the railway station underneath, and part of Princes Street Gardens.
Artist / maker
Valentine, James
Date
1885
Size
16.6 x 21.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The original Waverley Bridge, a stone arch structure, was replaced during the extensive remodelling of the station in the late 1860's and early 1870's. This second bridge was in turn replaced by the current bridge which was completed in 1896. The vegetable market displaced by the construction of the second bridge was replaced by an indoor site designed by Robert Morham. This was demolished in 1974 and replaced by Waverley shopping centre, later called Princes Mall.
'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.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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