Edinburgh is a safe city. It's generally safe to walk around at night, but make sure to know where you're going. Parts of the city, especially Old Town, are filled with winding alleys, closes and ...

Another map contained in the collection shows the arrival of the main railways into Edinburgh in the 1840s. The map below, from 1851, by W & AK Johnston, shows the "Joint Railway Station" that ...

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh - Map of the inscribed property Clarification: Disclaimer. The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website ...

A POSTER-style map of central Edinburgh depicting an alcoholic ‘bog of self-indulgence’ marking with red dots and diamonds the location of every pub and licensed grocers selling booze is one ...

Overlapping current maps with those from 1852, he talks through the history of the area, ... Ed's tour offers a new, or should we say old, perspective of one of Edinburgh's most vibrant areas.

The map published by UCL explores the payments made to slave owners following abolition, with dozens of Edinburgh names linked to the compensation scheme. Credit: Wellcome Library, London ...

Reason for Designation: The contrast between the medieval Old Town and the Georgian New Town, each of exceptional historic and architectural interest, creates an outstanding urban landscape ...

a sunday in edinburgh; sights and characters of the old town. honoring the sabbath and drinking whisky--the man who disturbed a solemn company--in the streets, st. giles's, ...

Maps; 2024 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh - Map of the inscribed property: 2005 The World Heritage Site and its Conservation Areas: Decisions; 2024 46COM 8D - Clarifications of property boundaries and ...

Edinburgh has been the Scottish capital since the 15th century. It has two distinct areas: the Old Town, dominated by a medieval fortress; and the neoclassical New Town, whose development from the ...