Edinburgh New Town

Category

Library Item

Item no

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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Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

Business > Service industry > Shops

Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Public accommodation facilities > Hotels

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

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