Oblique aerial view of George Street and Calton Hill beyond.
SC 466315
Description Oblique aerial view of George Street and Calton Hill beyond.
Catalogue Number SC 466315
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 40714 CN
Scope and Content Aerial view of the New Town, Edinburgh In 1767 James Craig devised a simple plan for Edinburgh's New Town - three principal parallel streets with a square at each end - which made ideal use of the site, with its main axis, George Street, lying along a natural ridge. Single-sided terraces, Princes Street (right) and Queen Street (left), face south and north respectively. Between them, the grand central thoroughfare, George Street, links two great squares: St Andrew in the east and Charlotte in the west (foreground). Part of James Craig' plan was that two churches, St Andrew's and St George's, should face each other along George Street from the far sides of their respective squares. The house of Sir Lawrence Dundas was built on the proposed site of St Andrew's church. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/466315
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © RCAHMS
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
