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Walk Edinburgh in 1880

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Step Into History · City walk

Victorian Edinburgh, 1880

Edinburgh in 1880 is a Victorian capital of stone and smoke where railway steam and brewery chimneys sit beneath medieval heights. This walk moves from the Firth and the docks through Waverley's steam and the terraces of the New Town to the castle esplanade and the hill views that define the city's skyline.

34 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 12 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Edinburgh as it stood in 1880 (“History of Edinburgh”).

The route, scene by scene

  1. 1. Firth of Forth View, Leith
  2. 2. The Shore, Leith
  3. ↳ Leith Customs Counting Room · interior
  4. 3. Leith Walk
  5. 4. Calton Hill
  6. 5. Waverley Bridge Forecourt
  7. 6. Waverley Station Exterior
  8. ↳ Waverley Main Platforms · interior
  9. 7. Princes Street Gardens
  10. 8. Scott Monument
  11. ↳ Scott Monument Spiral Stair · interior
  12. 9. The Mound
  13. 10. National Gallery on the Mound
  14. ↳ National Gallery Grand Gallery · interior
  15. ↳ RSA Exhibition Room · interior
  16. 11. North Bridge
  17. 12. High Street, Royal Mile
  18. ↳ High Street Taproom · interior
  19. 13. St Giles' Cathedral
  20. ↳ St Giles' Nave · interior
  21. 14. Lawnmarket
  22. ↳ Lady Stair's Parlour · interior
  23. 15. Castle Esplanade
  24. ↳ Castle Great Hall · interior
  25. 16. Grassmarket
  26. ↳ Grassmarket Inn Taproom · interior
  27. 17. Victoria Street
  28. ↳ Highland Draper's Showroom · interior
  29. 18. Cowgate
  30. 19. South Bridge
  31. ↳ South Bridge Vaults Workshop · interior
  32. 20. George IV Bridge
  33. 21. The Meadows
  34. 22. Arthur's Seat