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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Midlothian => Topic started by: Tantan on Tuesday 09 March 10 09:30 GMT (UK)
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Please do any of you listers live in Edinburgh and/or know the city well? My maternal Gt Grandparents were married at 19 Haddington Place in Edinburgh on July 1st 1863 and I am wondering if that address still exists as it was in those days? Would it be possible to get a photo of it if so?
Regards
Tantan
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Although the façade has changed you can see what this address looks like today - http://www.welovelocal.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/edinburgh/art-galleries-fine-art-dealers/art-shop-eh74af.html (http://www.welovelocal.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/edinburgh/art-galleries-fine-art-dealers/art-shop-eh74af.html)
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Google maps street view shows a great picture of the full 4 storey's plus the steps up to the front - I walked past this many time when I was in leith for New Year & going back to Edinburgh on Monday.
Hope link works
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=19+haddington+place,+edinburgh&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=19+Haddington+Pl,+Edinburgh,+Midlothian+EH7+4AF,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ei=2i-WS_XWA5-I0wTa_-XtCw&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA&ll=55.960132,-3.182387&spn=0.005801,0.013797&z=16&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=55.960051,-3.182505&panoid=ckEeK-lM0ETcn5VI8TY1hA&cbp=12,318.97,,0,-15.44
(drag the little yellow man on top of the zoom bar onto the street and it should come straight up)
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Many thanks to Claire W77 and Northern Rose I have taken a look and got an image. Do you know if there is somewhere in Edinburgh I could contact on line for an old image. Very many thanks for your help.
Regards
Tantan
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Hi Tantan
You could try here:
http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/index.htm
I know they have a lot of photos of Edinburgh and Leith, plus old postcards and maps etc.
Kirsty
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Many thanks for the suggestion KirstyG. I have taken a look and E mailed them.
Regards
Tantan
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I have a small stoneware whisky flagon dating to the latter part of the 19th century
with the same address, 19 Haddington Place, Edinburgh impressed upon it,
bearing the name of the wine and spirit merchant, namely J.C.Guy.
Wondered if this was of any help?
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This link shows 19 Haddington Place. The other link above has been open to Google's broad minded interpretation of the location.
Google Maps streetview showing 19 Haddington Place (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=eh7+4af&hl=en&ll=55.960072,-3.18228&spn=0.000024,0.020728&sll=55.941208,-3.205339&sspn=0.109213,0.33165&hnear=Edinburgh+EH7+4AF,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=55.960013,-3.182347&panoid=GU7Qk3QDFgni5dXl-CYVew&cbp=12,296.96,,1,-0.48)
This view is from 2008. According to the Royal Mail website postcode finder, the shop is now named "Chillie".
ADP