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Old Town, Edinburgh
Wilson, George Washington, 1865, Photograph
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Old Town, Edinburgh
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Old Town, Edinburgh
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Against a backdrop of tenement buildings and Old Town features which include the spires of the Tron Kirk and St Giles Cathedral is Waverley Bridge in Edinburgh and the railway track underneath it. Rolling stock and some carriages are on the railway lines, the ticket office for the railway is to the side of the road onthe bridge. Part of Princes Street Gardens are in view, mostly consisting of pathway.
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Wilson, George Washington
Date
1865
Size
10.9 x 16.9 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
'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
The Topography of Hills and Valleys
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