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Secret Edinburgh
About this book
Not all of Edinburgh's history is well known; some of it has remained a secret, lost behind the façades of the familiar and hidden from view ⌠until now. Fascinated by Edinburgh's hidden history, author Jack Gillon has plundered the records in a quest for the lesser-known side of Scotland's capital city.Secret Edinburgh tells the tales of the Arthur's Seat coffins, the Great Lafayette and his dog Beauty, the Six Foot High Club, the first balloon ascent, a Patent Rotary Boat, bizarre performers, Bum the dog, and much more to intrigue and amuse Edinburgh's friends old and new.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Introduction
- The Holyrood Abbey Sanctuary
- Netherbow Port
- The Edinburgh Town Guard
- The Luckenbooths
- The Heart of Midlothian â Edinburgh Tolbooth
- Sedan Chairs
- John Dowieâs Tavern
- Indian Peter
- Witchesâ Well
- James Graham
- Innocent Art of Cocking
- The Arthurâs Seat Coffins
- St Anthonyâs Chapel
- John Knoxâs Grave
- Heave Awaâ Lads
- The Six Foot High Club
- The Mound
- The Grand Edinburgh Fire Balloon
- The Wauchope Mausoleum
- The Craigentinny Marbles
- Dr Knox Escapes the Edinburgh Mob
- Scottish Troglodytes â Gilmerton Cove
- Leith Races
- St Bernardâs Well
- Golf at Bruntsfield Links
- The Edinburgh Royal Zoological Gardens
- Sciennes Hill House
- Thomsonâs Tower
- Portobello Tower
- The Royal Patent Gymnasium
- The Edinburgh Time Gun
- The Edinburgh International Exhibition
- The Prince Albert Victor Sundial
- The Brassfoundersâ Pillar
- The Memorial Masonsâ Pillars
- Jawbone Arch
- Nelson Pillars
- The Marine Gardens
- Rockville â A Scottish Pagoda
- Inverleith Daredevil
- Buffalo Billâs Wild West Exhibition and Congress of Rough Riders
- Calton Curiosities
- The Great Lafayette
- Patrick Geddes and the Outlook Tower
- The Scottish National Exhibition
- Cable Trams
- A Canine Connection â Bum the Dog
- Princes Street Railway Station
- The Edinburgh Distance Marker
- The Inch Postbox
- Castle Boundary Marker
- Police Lanterns
- Edinburghâs Wild West Town
- Nelson Mandela
- The â99â Ice Cream Cone
