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High St
'79
574 x 768
86K |
Part of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, guarded by a traffic warden. The pavements
are considerably narrower and the road wider than today, not nearly so
pedestrian-friendly. This part is between the Tron and St Giles. |
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library
desk
800 x 536
115K |
Note the total absence of computers or barcodes. |
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museum
515 x 768
102K |
Classic Victorian architecture. Edinburgh's Chambers Street Museum. |
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New
Palace
537 x 768
87K |
This is in the High Street near the World's End pub and the Museum of
Childhood, opposite John Knox's house. Originally a cinema, it was McGoo's in the 1960's
when I saw The Who perform there. |
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The
Pleasance
1024 x 642
167K |
I believe that's Drummond Street at the left, with part of the old city
wall. Worth looking at if only to see how different The Pleasance looks today. |
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Tollcross
519 x 600
82K |
Another frankly unattractive picture. This spot has been much favoured by
Carlsberg drinkers over the years. In the background is the foot of Lauriston Place before
the current brick tenements and shops were erected. The back of Glen Street is visible. |
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W
Approach
800 x 569
174K |
That giant car park is now Princes Square and the adjacent shiny new
financial buildings. There's a more complete edit of this negative - 1024 x 680 and 253K in size,
showing more foreground and more of the Caledonian Hotel. |
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Tron/
High St
1024 x 684
190K |
Included here mainly as a record of how it looked in 1979. My daughter and
son remained obligingly still whilst passers-by moved in blurs. |
