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Adverts for Entertainment in the old Edinburgh Trade Directories Royal Patent Gymnasium Royal Crescent Park |
1867
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Royal Patent Gymnasium |
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Advert The advertisement above shows one way to spend sixpence in 1867. The advert appeared in the Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory for 1867-68. City Park was near the northern edge of Edinburgh New Town, about half a mile to the north of the east end of Princes Street. The site of the Gymnasium later became a football pitch for St Bernard's Football Club. However the club terminated in the 1930s. Part of the area is now King George V Park. [Old Edinburgh - Views from Above] |
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The entertainment provided makes interesting reading. Please click here to see adverts for the Gymnasium in other years. In the early 19th century, there was a football stadium on this site. |