Lawnmarket and West Bow

Category

Library Item

Item no

8035

Title

Lawnmarket and West Bow

Description

A horse and rider make their way down the road of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. A man guiding a horse and cart is near the junction where the West Bow joins the road. Several other people are walking on the road and a soldier is talking to some children. Tenement buildings and other houses line the street and in the distance St Giles Cathedral can be seen.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1880

Size

25.7 x 33.3 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh's West Bow was zig-zagging street which led up from the Grassmarket to the top of the Lawnmarket. The street was interrupted by the construction of Victoria Street and Terrace between 1829-34. Its lower section joining the Grassmarket remains, and the line of the old street can be followed via a staircase to the Upper Bow. Traffic now follows Victoria Street from the West Bow up to George IV Bridge.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

Transport > Infrastructure > Streets

Transport > Land > Horse and carts

Transport > Land > Horse and riders

(55°56′58″N, 3°11′33″W)

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