Anchor Close
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© Copyright: Peter Stubbs - please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photograph taken 2 August 2003
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Anchor Close |
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North from the Royal Mile, crossing Cockburn Street Anchor Close leads to the north and south from the centre of Cockburn Street. - To the south, the close leads up the stairs to Edinburgh Royal Mile - To the north, the close leads down a few stairs towards Market Street, but there is no exit into Market Street. The close was named after the Anchor Tavern which opened here around 1715. [A Guide to the Royal Mile The photograph above looks from the southern part of the close as it runs down from the Royal Mile and crosses Cockburn Street. |
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Historical detail above taken from A Guide to the Royal Mile (Gordon Wright) ISBN 0 903065 88 6 |
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