Edinburgh, general. Digital image of an engraved view uphill from Fountain Well showing the old steeple of Tron Church and crown of St Giles Cathedral in distance. Copied from illustrations around the ...
SC 426747
Description Edinburgh, general. Digital image of an engraved view uphill from Fountain Well showing the old steeple of Tron Church and crown of St Giles Cathedral in distance. Copied from illustrations around the edge of a plan of 1827.
Catalogue Number SC 426747
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 67861 P
Scope and Content The High Street, Edinburgh The High Street lies at the heart of the Old City of Edinburgh. Its fortunes have fluctuated from prosperity to decay. In this illustration one of the ten Old Town cisterns may be seen, outside John Knox's House. The Old Town had a considerable population and providing clean fresh water was crucial. Most houses did not have piped water so people had to visit the wells, as can be seen here. The illustration also shows the Tron Kirk, with its original tower, before the Great Fire of 1824, and further up, the crowned tower of the St Giles' Cathedral may be seen. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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