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Views and Relics of Old Edinburgh
These pictures were taken from Old and New Edinburgh by James Grant 1883. Some of the buildings still exist however many have disappeared from the Edinburgh street scene
Barclay Church and Wrights Houses
The Bore Stane
Braid Cottages 1850
Broadstairs House Causwayside
Christ Church Morningside
The Murder of Darnley
Kirk O’Field
The Old Library Edinburgh University 17th c
The Foundation of the New Edinburgh University 1789
The Original Edinburgh University Plan
The Seal of the Convent of St Katherine
The Grange Cemetry
The Gillespies Hospital
Merchiston Castle
Hermitage
Gravestone in Warrender Park
Warrender House
Fettes College 1883
Tanfield Hall
St Stephens Church
John Paul Jones
Greenside Church 1883
View of Edinburgh from Warriston Hill
The Royal Botanic Gardens 1883
Roslin Chapel-The Prentice Pillar
The Dean Bridge and Randolph Cliff 1883
East End of High Street and West End of the Canongate 17th century
Haddington’s Entry
The Canongate Tolbooth
Huntly House
The Rear of Huntly House showing Bakehouse Close 1883
Golfers Land Canongate 1883
the Water Gate 1820 Canongate
Chessel’s Buildings.Scene of the Stamp Office robbed by the Deacon Brodie
Smolletts House St John’s St Canongate
The Canongate Kirk 1883
Moray House 1829 Canongate
Rear of Moray House r-l Levee Room as seen from Garden with tree planted by Mary Queen of Scots, Queen Mary’s Bower, Summerhouse where the Treaty of Union was signed 1707 and a portion of the ceiling from Moray House
The Gate of Holyroodhouse 18th century. The buildings on the left stil exist.
Holyrood House and Abbey (from a view by Hollar held in the British Museum) leith can be seen in the distance
Croft-an-Righ House 1883 (now demolished)
The Seal of Holyrood Abbey
The Chapel Royal Holyrood Abbey 1687
The Ground plan of the Chapel Royal from an engraving published in 1821
West front of Holyrood Abbey
Holyrood Abbey looking east
north entrance to nave of Holyrood Abbey
The Abbey Port 1768
r-l Mary,Queen of Scots, Supper Room, bed Room below Lord Darnleys Room and Private Staircase
Holyrood Palace Showing the Regent Moray’s House and the Royal Gardens
The palace of Holyrood showing the North and South Gardens, the Abbey Kirk and Kirkyard
