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Edinburgh, Canal Street

Railway Station (19th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, Canal Street

Classification Railway Station (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Waverley Station

Canmore ID 143871

Site Number NT27SE 3801

NGR NT 2575 7384

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/143871

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Canal Street
Plan of proposed railway station
Insc: 'NBR. Plan shewing the railway station at the North Bridge'
Dated: '1849'
Unsigned
Canal Street
Plan of proposed railway station
Insc: 'NBR. Plan shewing the railway station at the North Bridge'
Dated: '1849'
UnsignedCanal Street
Plan of the ground given to and taken from Edinburgh City Council by North British Railway
Insc: 'North British Railway. Plan of the ground taken on and given to the City of Edinburgh by the Railway'
Dated: '8 May 1848'
Signed in contract: 'W Tullis, Alex Thomson, George Bell, J Feardell'Waverley Station, Edinburgh.  Oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Architecture Notes

Demolished c. 1845

NMRS REFERENCE:

Historical file: 'North bridge (new) and Street', briefly describes position in relation to North Bridge

CITY CHAMBERS REFERENCE:

Sources: Dean of Guild

Petition Thomas Bennet, flesher.

Canal Street, westmost gable, ground floor. Elevation of gable, unsigned, showing doors and rusticated stonework.

EDINBURGH PUBLIC LIBRARY REFERENCE

EDINBURGH ROOM

Thomas Brown

Edinburgh, Green Market, in front of Canal Street, advertisement for tenders, 1820

Edinburgh Evening Courant, Nov. 27, 1820

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