Edinburgh, Scotland

The Grassmarket. As one of Edinburgh's main markets for horse and cattle from 1477 to 1911, the name is thought to derive from the livestock grazing in pens beyond its western end.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Beehive Inn, Grassmarket, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Black Bull, Grassmarket, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Warden's Close (1780/81), also known as Burt's Close. Named after George Warden, stabler.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The remainder of the West Bow (it originally ran right up to the Lawnmarket, but was partly demolished and replaced by Victoria St). The name comes from the West Port (a gateway in the Flodden wall); 'bow' is simply the name given to an arch.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Salvation Army Women's Hostel, built in 1910. It was later acquired by the Edinburgh College of Art, and finally turned into serviced apartments.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Entrance to 'Cordiner's Land', a guild of shoemakers (from the French 'cordonnier').

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Grassmarket. As one of Edinburgh's main markets for horse and cattle from 1477 to 1911, the name is thought to derive from the livestock grazing in pens beyond its western end.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Entrance to 'Cordiner's Land', a guild of shoemakers (from the French 'cordonnier').

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Anderson's Close (named after Alex Anderson, deacon of the Hammermen).

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Built originally as a chapel for the United Original Secession Church (Paterson & Shiells 1865), it became a Quaker Meeting House in 1987.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Built originally as a chapel for the United Original Secession Church (Paterson & Shiells 1865), it became a Quaker Meeting House in 1987.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Victoria St. Constructed 1829-1834 as part of Thomas Hamilton’s 1827 Improvement Act, to provide a better approach to the Castle and to Lawnmarket from the west.

As the street replaced in the process was the old West Bow, Victoria St was originally known as Bow St. The name was changed in 1837, when Queen Victoria came to the throne.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Finnegan's Wake, Victoria St.

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