General view of St John's Priory, 21 St John's Street, Edinburgh, from SE.
DP 158533
Description General view of St John's Priory, 21 St John's Street, Edinburgh, from SE.
Date 24/7/2013
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number DP 158533
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content This four-bayed, three-storeyed plus attic masonry building has the appearance of an 18th century building, but shows interior evidence of incorporation of older fabric (T Addyman, 2003). This building indicates the upmarket nature of some of the backland developments in the Canongate, an area traditionally lived in by wealthy courtiers and gentry (prior to Royal Court moving to London) and by wealthy townsfolk, gentry and politicians until Union of the Parliaments in 1707 and beyond. The 1867 Improvement Act together with further improvements in the Old Town generally in the 1890s, along with two periods of rebuilding in the Canongate in the 1930s and 1950s means that the Canongate has been significantly remodelled, despite retaining its original burgh layout.
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