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Upper Bow
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The Upper Bow was part of the West Bow which was a steep road that linked the Grassmarket to Castlehill. The West Bow now ends at Victoria Street and steps take you to the Upper Bow and Victoria Terrace which is a balcony walkway that is above the old West Bow. The map show the present road layout with the Upper Bow, West Bow,
Johnston Terrace, Castlehill, and Lawnmarket. The map can be found at the foot of the Upper Bow.
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
The first picture below shows the Upper Bow steps that go down to the west bow and Victoria Street.
The centre picture is the steps from West Bow to Upper Bow and Victoria Terrace.
The last Picture is looking up the West Bow from the Grassmarket.
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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
