We head in Streets & Squares this time to a slightly smaller city or shall we say town. Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page.
ANN STREET - Ann Edgar, wife of the portrait painter Henry Raeburn (1756-1823). Raeburn designed Ann Street, and named it after his wife. StreetView
BERNARD STREET - Bernard Lindsay was an innkeeper who was granted the barony of the area by King James VI. In 1780, the first public sewer in Scotland was built in Bernard Street, flowing into the Water of Leith. StreetView
GEORGE STREET - George III (1738-1820) was as King of Great Britain and King of Ireland (1760-1801) and then King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1820) - Wiki - StreetView
HENDERSON STREET - Dr. John Henderson (1819-1901) was a surgeon who worked to secure the implementation of the Leith Improvement Scheme which ultimately led to the street being built. StreetView
MARY KING’S CLOSE - Mary King was a merchant burgess who resided on the Close in the 17th century. The close is shrouded in myths, urban legends and tales of hauntings and murders.
RAMSAY GARDEN - Allan Ramsay (1686-1758) was a poet, playwright, publisher and impresario. Born in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
SIR HARRY LAUDER ROAD - Harry Lauder (1870-1950) was a Scottish singer and comedian who achieved international success. Born in Edinburgh.
STANLEY STREET - Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a Welsh-American journalist, explorer (Dr. Livingstone, I presume?) and colonial administrator. Mainly known for his search for the source of the Nile, work he undertook as an agent of King Leopold II of Belgium. Born in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales. StreetView
A to Z FROM EDINBURGH
i.e. a list of people born in Edinburgh. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the flag of Edinburgh!
A - Alexander Ales* theologian (1500)
B - Alexander Graham Bell* engineer/scientist/ inventor (1847)
C - Sean Connery* actor (1930)
D - Arthur Conan Doyle* writer (Sherĺock Holmes) (1859)
H - David Hume* philosopher (1711)
J - James II of Scotland* King of Scotland (1430)
L - Harry Lauder* singer/comedian (1870)
M - James Clerk Maxwell* scientist/mathematical physicist (1831)
N - John Napier* mathematician/physicist/astronomer (1550)
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P - Chloe Pirrie* actress (1987)
R - Daniel Rutherford* physician/chemist/botanist (1749)
S - Robert Louis Stevenson* novelist/travel writer (1850) - Stuart Sutcliffe* painter/ musician/the original bass guitarist of the Beatles (1940)
T -
LINKS
Edinburgh (Wiki) - iNews - Streets in Edinburgh(Wiki)
Updated 19.3.2023