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Arco superior

Atracciones

Royal Mile Edimburgo

El Upper Bow era parte del West Bow, que era un camino empinado que unía Grassmarket con Castlehill. El West Bow ahora termina en Victoria Street y los pasos lo llevan a Upper Bow y Victoria Terrace, que es una pasarela de balcón que está sobre el antiguo West Bow.  El mapa muestra el trazado actual de la carretera con Upper Bow, West Bow,

 Johnston Terrace, Castlehill,  y Lawnmarket.  El mapa se puede encontrar al pie del Upper Bow.

Upper Bow Castlehill Edinburgh
The West Bow and the new layout of Upper Bow and West Bow.
Upper Bow looking up from West Bow steps to Castlehill Edinburgh

St Columba's Free Church

St Columba's Free Church is a Victorian Gothic building built in 1846 for a congregation of the Old Town's poor founded by the Rev. John Alexander, a mission priest. The day school beneath the church fed and educated up to 200 boys and girls until the 1870’s

La primera imagen a continuación muestra los escalones del arco superior que bajan al arco oeste y  Victoria Street.

La imagen central es  los pasos de West Bow a Upper Bow y Victoria Terrace. 

La ultima foto  está mirando hacia el West Bow desde Grassmarket.

Steps to West Bow & Grassmarket
West Bow steps leading to Upper Bow and Castlehill
West Bow Grassmarket

Victoria Terrace

Victoria Terrace and Victoria Street are part of the New Town. They were built when George IV Bridge was built 1845 - 1866.

It is on the line of the original city wall circa 1450 ta part of which can be seen off  the Grassmarket. 

Quaker House

The building with arches on Victoria Terrace was built in 1866 as the United Original Secession Church it closed in 1900 and and later in 1988 became the Quaker Meeting house. On the south side of the Street is India Buildings built 1866.

1-6 Victoria Street, was occupied by the British Linen Bank, the Scottish Chamber of Agriculture, and the Geological Survey of Scotland. In 2022 the Vigin Hotel opened, on construction there were many medieval artifacts, ruins of previous buildings found dating to the 10th century. Inscription 'Dominus Providebit.' The Lord Will Provide

Victoria Terrace
Victoria Street
Victoria Street
Quaker House Victoria Terrace
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