Cockburn Street Architecture
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
Cockburn Street Architecture
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Cockburn Street was created as a serpentine link from the High Street to the Waverley Station in 1856.
The street was sliced through the previous medieval pattern of closes in order to give a more gentle gradient and wider thoroughfare to Waverley Station and the New Town beyond.
The layout of the street demonstrates the ingenuity of the renowned architects Peddie and Kinnear who designed it.
It is named after the then recently-deceased Scottish lawyer, judge and literary figure Henry, Lord Cockburn. He was influential in urging his fellow citizens to remain vigilant in ensuring that early-Victorian expansion did not irrevocably damage or obliterate the built heritage and environment.
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September 29th, 2019
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