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Old Town from Princes Street Gardens
Unknown, 1858, Photograph
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Old Town from Princes Street Gardens
Old Town from Princes Street Gardens
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Item no
7657
Title
Old Town from Princes Street Gardens
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1858
Size
23.1 x 23.9 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Cockburn Street was constructed in the late 1850's to provide better access to Waverley Station from the Old Town and south of Edinburgh.
'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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