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Queen Victoria arrives at Granton Harbour 1842 |
Queen Victoria arrived at Granton Harbour, earlier than expected on 1 September 1842
This caught the Magistrates and citizens of Edinburgh by surprise.
The result was confusion in the streets of Edinburgh
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Buccleuch Estates and to Argyll Publishing
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Granton Harbour |
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Queen Victoria arrives 1 September 1842 |
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On 1 September 1842, Queen Victoria arrived at Granton Harbour on board the Royal Yacht, 'Royal George' 'Royal George' An elaborate system of signals had been devised to let the Magistrates and citizens of Edinburgh know when she had arrived, but these signals did not work and as a result, there was confusion in the streets of Edinburgh when it was realised that she had arrived sooner than expected. Streets of Edinburgh |
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Queen Victoria departs 15 September 1842 |
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Queen Victoria departed from Granton Harbour on board the 'Trident', two weeks later, on 15 September 1842. 'Trident' |
