Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . W^SIP !B OW Dram En^^k/u^^fy Chofe/.lxrr^.remimrine lower end 2t«»n ^^. ^i trSSarer. a^U SireX Au»^.-Z<.^« WEST BOW. This is a narrow and cnrved street that conducts from theGrassmarket to the Lawnmarket, The houses here are veryhigh, with immense wooden projections which intercept thelight of day. In former times it was very common to makethese additions, which are called outshots to the houses, for thepurpose of giving them more roominess and convenience, andthey are still to be seen in several parts of the town. It
Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . W^SIP !B OW Dram En^^k/u^^fy Chofe/.lxrr^.remimrine lower end 2t«»n ^^. ^i trSSarer. a^U SireX Au»^.-Z<.^« WEST BOW. This is a narrow and cnrved street that conducts from theGrassmarket to the Lawnmarket, The houses here are veryhigh, with immense wooden projections which intercept thelight of day. In former times it was very common to makethese additions, which are called outshots to the houses, for thepurpose of giving them more roominess and convenience, andthey are still to be seen in several parts of the town. It is said,that the two sides of the street, were in some cases placed insuch a state of apposition, as to admit of the inhabitants inter-changing the pleasures of tea drinking, without the trouble ofleaving their respective abodes. Formerly it was an objectof great importance to be within the city walls, in order to befree from the depredations of the lawless were then huddled together without much regard toproportion of size, eligibility of situation, or relative accounts for
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