George Street

 

Engraving from Modern Athens - published 1829

George Street  -  looking towards St Andrew's Church and Melville Monument

Engraving in 'Modern Athens' George Street - St Andrew's Church and Melville Monument

©  Copyright: For permission to reproduce, please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk

 

Drawn by Thomas H Shepherd

Engraved by T Barber

 

St Andrew's Church appears as on this map

 

 

George Street  -  St Andrew's Church and Melville Monument

This view looks to the east along George Street towards:

-   Melville Monument in the centre of St Andrew Square

 Engraving from 'Modern Athens' - East Side of St Andrew Square ©

-   St Andrew's Church is now St Andrew & St George's Church.  It was from here that the ministers walked out in the Disruption of 1843, to form the Free Church of Scotland.

DO Hill's oil painting of The Disruption ©

 

Engravings from Modern Athens  -  Published 1829

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