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Tanner's Close West Port, Grassmarket |
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Tanner's Close Pictures James Peacock, Joppa, Edinburgh is looking for old pictures of Tanner's Close or any of the buildings once located there. He believes that Argyle House was built on the site in the 1960s. James has found two pictures in the Edinburgh Room at Edinburgh Central LIbrary, one made from a lantern slide. He is looking for more. If you know of any please email me, then I'll pass your message on to James. Thank you. - Peter Stubbs: March 24, 2008 |
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James explained his reason for searching for the picture: Burke & Hare "I collect contemporary material relating to the darker side of Edinburgh's past, in particular material relating to Burke & Hare and William Brodie." James Peacock, Joppa, Edinburgh, March 24, 2008 Burke & Hare were two Irish immigrants who came to Edinburgh to work as labourers, building the Union Canal. During 1827-28, they murdered 17 victims in the lodging house run by Hare and his partner, Maggie Laird, at Tanner's Close. Burke & Hare and sold the corpses to the Edinburgh Medical College for dissection. |
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James added Snuff Box "Recently, I was very pleased to purchase the small wooden snuff box, below, reputed to have been made from wood taken from the house of William Hare, in Tanner's Close. The piece of paper took me a while to decipher but I think it says:
" James Peacock, Joppa, Edinburgh, March 24, 2008 |
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