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New Assembly Close |
Entrance to New Assembly Close
The entrance to the close is on the south side of High Street, between Sk Giles Church and The Tron Kirk.
High Street is part of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, leading from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace.
© James A Rafferty, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Photo taken: 2012
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Edinburgh Royal Mile New Assembly Close |
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Entrance to the close from High Street New Assembly Close leads to the south from High Street, part of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The close lies between St Giles' Church and the Tron Kirk. Thank you to James A Rafferty for allowing me to reproduce this photo of the entrance to the close. James sent it to me in connection with an enquiry in the Recollections section of this site asking: Question Children's Shelter "Does anyone remember the Children's Shelter that used to be located off the Royal Mile, up a close, in a 2-storey mansion, in the 1940s?" Tommy Hawkes, Canada Message posted in EdinPhoto Guestbook, October 1, 2012 |
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James replied: Reply Children's Shelter New Assembly Close "The Children's Shelter in the High Street that Tommy Hawkes asks about was one of our play areas when we were young. When when you went through the close, there was a wooden structure to the right which was handy when it rained. We would have played there in the late-1940s and early-1950s, although i can never recall seeing any children there. The close is New Assembly Close, although we called it The Shelter Close for obvious reasons, or Wee Windaes Close because of the pub that was there at the time. The building is now used by the court services as meeting rooms." James A Rafferty, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland: October 10, 2012 |