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Standard Life Strollers Eyre Place Canonmills |
Canonmills and Silvermills
2011
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Historic Walk Canonmills and Silvermills |
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Here, one of two groups of walkers has reached King George V Playing Fields, one of several such sites established throughout Britain following the death of King George V in 1936. This site has an interesting history. In the 19th Century, the Royal Scottish Gymnasium was on this site Canonmills House can be seen top-centre in this 1870 map. Eyre Place is the un-named road in this map, leading to the east from the eastern end of Henderson Row. (This is a large map. You may need to scroll to see the whole map. 1870 |
