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Shop (18th Century), Tenement (18th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, 99 West Bow

Classification Shop (18th Century), Tenement (18th Century)

Canmore ID 258138

Site Number NT27SE 5748

NGR NT 25483 73438

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/258138

Digital Images

General view from S of West Bow.

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General view from S of West Bow.

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© RCAHMS

General view of West Bow, west side and junction with Grassmarket.

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General view of West Bow, west side and junction with Grassmarket.

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© RCAHMS

Elevated view of west side of West Bow, taken from Victoria Terrace.

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Elevated view of west side of West Bow, taken from Victoria Terrace.

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Papers of George Hay, architect, Edinburgh, Scotland

c. 1950

© Courtesy of HES (George Hay Collection)

Elevated view of west side of West Bow taken from Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh.

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Elevated view of west side of West Bow taken from Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh.

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Records of Ian Gordon Lindsay and Partners, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland

c. 1900

© Courtesy of HES (Ian G Lindsay Collection)

Elevated view of west side of West Bow looking down from Victoria Terrace.

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Elevated view of west side of West Bow looking down from Victoria Terrace.

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Papers of George Hay, architect, Edinburgh, Scotland

c. 1950

© Courtesy of HES (George Hay Collection)

Elevated view of west side of West Bow taken from Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh.

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Elevated view of west side of West Bow taken from Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh.

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Records of Ian Gordon Lindsay and Partners, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland

c. 1900

© Courtesy of HES (Ian G Lindsay Collection)

West side of West Bow from Victoria Street.

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West side of West Bow from Victoria Street.

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1969

© RCAHMS

No 95 West Bow, 18th Century shop front; G.G. Linton Antiques, 1729.

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No 95 West Bow, 18th Century shop front; G.G. Linton Antiques, 1729.

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1969

© RCAHMS

General view from SE of Nos 96-110 Grassmarket, Nos 95-107 West Bow, and Bow Foot Well.

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General view from SE of Nos 96-110 Grassmarket, Nos 95-107 West Bow, and Bow Foot Well.

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c. 1930

© RCAHMS

General view of west side of West Bow from south east, also showing part of Grassmarket

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General view of west side of West Bow from south east, also showing part of Grassmarket

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c. 1950

© RCAHMS

View of west side of West Bow (Nos 87-107).

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View of west side of West Bow (Nos 87-107).

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Collection of photographs by George Chrystal and Francis Maxwell Chrystal, photographers, Edinburgh,

1900

© Courtesy of HES (Francis M Chrystal Collection)

General view of west side of West Bow showing Nos 87 - 99.

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General view of west side of West Bow showing Nos 87 - 99.

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1969

© RCAHMS

General view from SE of Nos 96-110 Grassmarket, and police box, Nos 95-107 West Bow, and Bow Foot Well.

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General view from SE of Nos 96-110 Grassmarket, and police box, Nos 95-107 West Bow, and Bow Foot Well.

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c. 1930

© RCAHMS

General view from S of West Bow.

General view of West Bow, west side and junction with Grassmarket.

Elevated view of west side of West Bow, taken from Victoria Terrace.

Elevated view of west side of West Bow taken from Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh.

Elevated view of west side of West Bow looking down from Victoria Terrace.

Elevated view of west side of West Bow taken from Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh.

West side of West Bow from Victoria Street.

No 95 West Bow, 18th Century shop front; G.G. Linton Antiques, 1729.

General view from SE of Nos 96-110 Grassmarket, Nos 95-107 West Bow, and Bow Foot Well.

General view of west side of West Bow from south east, also showing part of Grassmarket

View of west side of West Bow (Nos 87-107).

General view of west side of West Bow showing Nos 87 - 99.

General view from SE of Nos 96-110 Grassmarket, and police box, Nos 95-107 West Bow, and Bow Foot Well.

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Administrative Areas

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

Architecture Notes

NT27SE 5748 25483 73438

A harled, 4-storey and attic tenement built by Janet McMath in 1729 (date inscribed in pediment of ground floor shop door) incorporating earlier work.

RCAHMS 1951; J Gifford, C McWilliam and D Walker 1984.

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