The Old Castle Vennal of Stirling, and Its Occupants, With the Old Brig. of Stirling (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Old Castle Vennal of Stirling, and Its Occupants, With the Old Brig. of StirlingIn the production of a short monograph of the Castle Vennal or Wynd, one of the most interesting quarters of Stirling. There is little of ancient architecture to be seen there now, but I have the good fortune to possess a pen drawing made by me from an early painting by Sir Geo. Harvey, hitherto unpublished, of this picturesque Vennal, about 18 34, and sketches made by myself in early life of buildings which have long since been destroyed, together with two or three others I have been able to copy from old pictures and engravings and with these and recent sketches of the most important buildings Still standing, I trust I have been able to give some idea of the ancient appearance of the wynd. I have to acknowledge my deep obligation to Dr. Honeyman for writing the valuable introductory chapter at my request, and also express the various obligations I incurred to the late Thos. L. Galbraith, Esq, Town Clerk, not only for the loan of Sir Geo. Harvey's painting, but for much other special and sympathetic assistance, as well as for access to the Burgh Registers, and similar acts of courtesy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.