Views in Edinburgh and Its Vicinity, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Views in Edinburgh and Its Vicinity, Vol. 2 of 2 In the middle of the High-street, between St. Giles and the Tron church, formerly stood the cross. This building was taken down in the year 1756. Its form was octagonal, mea suring 16 feet in diameter and 15 in height, exclusive of a co lumn rising from the centre a small Ionic pillar occupied each of its angles, headed by a circular bastion. The entrance to the building was from the east, and over the door were placed the city arms. From the centre of the roof rose a column 21 feet high, curiously ornamented with thistles, and having on its summit the figure of an unicorn. Edinburgh cross was the place where all proclamations were made, and where the merchants assembled to transact their business 5 its site is now marked by a radiated pavement, and the bustle which here prevails on a market day 5 for though the Royal Exchange affords a most convenient place of resort, the ancient custom of meeting at the cross still continues. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.