Dissolution of Parliament at Mercat Cross, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

2855

Title

Dissolution of Parliament at the Mercat Cross, Edinburgh

Description

Sir Malcolm Innes is shown with other Heralds standing atop the Mercat Cross for the dissolution ceremony.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1992

Size

17.2 x 25.3 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh's Mercat Cross stands at the east end of St Giles Kirk on the High Street. The original cross stood nearby but was dismantled in 1756 and taken to Drum House. William Gladstone instigated the erection of the current cross in 1885, which incorporates some parts from its much larger predecessor. The Mercat Cross is the traditional centre of the city market, a meeting place for merchants, a place of execution and the site of official proclamations.

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