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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Edinburgh
		In the middle of the fifteenth century Edinburgh became the real capital of Scotland, that is, the seat of the Parliament and the Government, as well as the residence of the kings, and the scene of many of the most important provincial councils which regulated the affairs of the Scottish Church.
		James II was the first king crowned at Edinburgh instead of in the Abbey of Scone, and he and his successors conferred many privileges on the capital, and did all in their power to develop it and increase its prosperity.
		Edinburgh is the seat of the supreme court of Scottish law, which in its external forms as well as in many essential points differs greatly from the law of England.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05284a.htm (1744 words)

	Robert Adam's Vision of Edinburgh Project - Illustrated essay on The Development of Eighteenth-Century Edinburgh
		The main street along the axis of the New Town was named George Street, in honour of the king, George III (who graciously accepted the dedication of the plan when it was published), and the two squares which it connected were St Andrew’s Square at the east end and St George’s Square at the west.
		The method of development adopted for the New Town was that the City, having built up its holdings of ground and laid out Craig’s plan, providing sewerage and water supply, divided the street frontages into plots of ground which it then feued to applicants under standard conditions.
		Both in the New Town and on the south side of Edinburgh construction of slightly smaller houses and tenements continued, although the scale of development was probably less than it had been during the boom years of the late 1780s.
	www.scran.ac.uk /dl/ada/documents/edinburgh/c18_edinburgh.htm (4140 words)

	Edinburgh Academy - Information about the city of Edinburgh
		The Edinburgh Academy is located in the "New Town" of Edinburgh, construction of which began in the second half of the 18th century.
		Edinburgh's mediaeval history is thus geographically separated from its modern financial centre and the Georgian buildings associated with its expansion during the period of the Scottish enlightenment.
		Craig's New Town design ended with Queen Street in the North, which like the southern border of Prince's Street was to have building on one side only, so as to preserve the beauty of the views.
	www.edinburghacademy.org.uk /information/edinburgh (668 words)

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		Edinburgh's New Town is by far the largest remaining area of Georgian architecture still remaining in Europe today.
		Construction of the New Town began in the 18th Century and a lot of what we see today has a classical Greek appearance, which led to Edinburgh gaining the nickname "Athens of the North".
		Other streets in the New Town were given names to impose Britishness on the Scots after the defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1745.
	members.lycos.co.uk /escoces1966/newtown.htm (389 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Columnists \| Edinburgh's new town
		Behind you, there is the magnificence of Edinburgh's city centre, made glorious by such 18th-century talents as those of Robert Adam (1728-92), architect of Charlotte Square (1791-1820), an act of city-making that rivals anything continental Europe has to show.
		Built over the past decade, the new town was laid out by Robert Adam (born in 1948), a Winchester-based architect whose mission has been to keep the classical flame burning into the 21st century.
		The buildings, unlike those of the 18th-century New Town, are in a variety of styles, yet they appear to reel along together happily enough.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Columnists/Column/0,,1431987,00.html (1099 words)

	Edinburgh - New Town \| Footprint Guides
		The neoclassical New Town, one of the boldest schemes of civic architecture in the history of Europe, is what makes Edinburgh a truly world-class city, every bit as impressive as Paris or Prague, Rome or Vienna.
		The earliest of the New Town extensions, begun in 1803, was the Northern New Town, which extends downhill from Queen Street Gardens as far as Fettes Row to the north.
		This part of the New Town is characterized by gracious curves and circles, none finer than Moray Place, a magnificent twelve-sided circus with a circular central garden surrounded by grand and rather imposing four-storey houses.
	www.footprintguides.com /Edinburgh/New-Town.php (2234 words)

	The Edinburgh of Rankin & Rebus on Undiscovered Scotland
		The Edinburgh of Rankin and Rebus on Undiscovered Scotland
		Edinburgh is home to author Ian Rankin and to his best known creation, Inspector John Rebus.
		But a growing number of people from all corners of the globe are travelling to Edinburgh to see the actual locations from the books for themselves: the pubs, the public buildings, the police station where Rebus works and even the mortuary where autopsies on victims are held.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /edinburgh/rebus/index.html (1095 words)

	The Herald
		One of the New Town's police beats was yesterday named as Scotland's busiest, well ahead of patrol areas in the centre of Glasgow, the city traditionally viewed as the nation's crime capital.
		With the exception of Elgin – the Moray town has suffered a recent surge in youth disorder and gang fighting – most of the busiest beats are in the centres of Scotland's big cities.
		Edinburgh's New Town and Holyrood top the league table of crimes against property, with 3159 and 1804 respectively, almost certainly reflecting issues like shoplifting, credit-card fraud and petty theft.
	www.theherald.co.uk /63339.shtml (640 words)

	CENTRAL EDINBURGH TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS
		The overarching aim of any strategy for the first New Town must therefore be to link the physical conservation of the study area to a robust and effective strategy for its economic health.
		The first New Town's relationship with other parts of the City Centre is critical and the imposition of a further agency could serve to complicate important relationships which are already in place.
		There is market interest in the first New Town across a range of sectors and the aim must be to channel this to achieve wider economic and environmental benefits for the first New Town and for the city.
	manage.edinburgh.gov.uk /traffic/reports/CommitteeReports/EDAW.html (11471 words)

	Edinburgh: New Town and Princes Street (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		To the north, between the Castle and the Firth of Forth, the spectator has his first glimpse of Edinburgh's new town - still called that despite the fact that it was created in the eighteenth century.
		The New Town is by far the largest area of Georgian architecture in Europe, and the visitor should ensure that he or she takes a stroll through these gracious squares and tree-lined crescents.
		Nearby is the Mound, a fairly steep hill which is an important traffic route from Princes Street up to the ridge of the Old Town, it is artificial, having been created from, it is said, two million cartloads of earth excavated during the construction of the New Town.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /home/tour/newtown.html (376 words)

	History of SCOTLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		They are busy turning Edinburgh into one of the most civilized of 18th-century cities, in both architectural and intellectual terms - as the home of the Scottish Enlightenment.
		Hutton is the pioneer of scientific geology, one of the main contributions of the Scottish Enlightenment to the field of human enquiry.
		The confidence of Scotland during the Scottish Enlightenment is well suggested in the magnificent New Town built to the north of medieval Edinburgh.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=2900 (1986 words)

	Bed and Breakfasts in New Town, Edinburgh
		The Guest House is situated in the famous New Town area of...
		Stuart Guest House is a four star bed and breakfast in Edinburgh's New Town, a terraced Georgian town house set back off the road with a pretty flower garden to the front of...
		Sabaudia House is situated on the edge of the New Town.
	www.scotlandby.com /accommod/new-town_bb_edinburgh_scotland.htm (358 words)

	EdinburghGuide.com :: View topic - "The Edinburgh New Town Gardens" by Connie Byrom
		The Gardens of the New Town covers all the gardens in the centre of the city from the large public spaces of Princes Street Gardens to the more intimate and secluded gardens of the elegant New Town crescents.
		In Edinburgh, there is a tradition of scholarly work being made available in hefty tomes for the benefit of a limited but curious local audience.
		However, while the New Town gardens are not a unified single concept, they are in many other ways a whole in terms of philosophy of style, time and place.
	www.edinburghguide.com /edgforum/viewtopic.php?t=3058 (847 words)

	Edinburgh Accommodation - New Town
		The Victorian town house is situated in the historic west end of Edinburgh, now designated a world heritage site.
		The Glenora Hotel is located in the West End of Edinburgh city centre and is a privately run guest house providing bed and breakfast service.
		Afton town house is a lovely and nice bed and breakfast accommodation, located close to the heart of the city centre.
	www.scotlandby.com /accommod/new-town_edinburgh_scotland.htm (284 words)

	Edinburgh New Town, James Craig, Buildings, Photos
		The New Town was mostly built of sandstone from Craigleath Quarry.
		Edinburgh's main railway sits between the Old Town and the New Town.
		New Town Phase II The second phase of Edinburgh New Town - Reid; Elliot; Playfair; Graham; Raeburn - was built between 1802 and around 1823, to the North and off the plateau (one of the finest elements is Moray Place, right).
	www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk /edinburgh_new_town.htm (1079 words)

	Undiscovered Scotland: Timeline of Scottish History: 1740 to 1800
		On board the failed invasion fleet is Charles Edward Stuart, the "Young Pretender".
		Charles Edward Stuart moves south from Edinburgh despite views among his supporters that it would be better to retain Scotland and wait for a promised French invasion of England.
		1756: An Act of the Court of Session in Edinburgh establishes that tenants may easily be removed by the local sheriff.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.com /usfeatures/timeline/to1800.html (998 words)

	BBC - History - Scottish History
		His lasting achievement was to convince Scotland’s nobility into a new form of patriotism founded on improving schemes, self-interest, Scots sentiment, and a firm commitment to the British Empire.
		Not really thought of as part of the New Town by locals, the street was originally to be named St Giles Street after the patron saint of Edinburgh, and was renamed Princes Street after King George III’s sons (Prince George, the future George IV, and the Duke of York).
		The idea of an ornamental park between Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns was incorporated in James Craig’s original plan to replace the Nor’ Loch, which for centuries had formed a crucial defensive barrier on Edinburgh’s north side.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/scottishhistory/enlightenment/trails_enlightenment_newtown.shtml (719 words)

	Edinburgh
		This gives international recognition that Edinburgh's medieval Old Town and the Georgian New Town are "of exceptional historical and cultural interest" and of the same world status as the Taj Mahal and the pyramids of Egypt.
		"Edinburgh, capital of Scotland since the 15th century, presents the dual face of an old city dominated by a medieval fortress and a new neo-classical city whose development from the 18th century onwards exerted a far-reaching influence on European urban planning.
		The following Statement of Intent was signed by The City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee, Edinburgh Old Town Renewal Trust, Historic Scotland and Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Limited witnessed by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton MP, Minister of State at the Scottish Office.
	www.edinburgholdtown.org.uk /whsite.htm (340 words)

	New Town
		BACK TO The New Town is Edinburgh's most famous residential and business area.
		It consists of Georgian town houses, safeguarded by the New Town Conservation Trust.
		Edinburgh Airport is approximately 6 miles away and Waverley train station is a 10 minute walk.
	www.richardandco.co.uk /areas/newtown.htm (97 words)

	The New Town - A Guided Walk From The 2006 Official Edinburgh Military Tattoo Web Site
		This low, tenemented street demonstrates the preservation of social distinctions in the New Town's architecture: cheaper apartments meant that the servant class could afford to live in the New Town, behind the grand boulevards.
		At the age of 15 he presented his first paper to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in George Street, the start of a career in science which was to see him take up the first ever professorship of experimental physics at Cambridge in 1871.
		The last and most impressive of the New Town developments, Moray Place, Ainslie Place and Randolph Crescent were built by the Earl of Moray between 1822 and 1855 with the benefit of lessons learned from the first two developments: less uniformity, fewer straight lines, and even stricter instructions on admissible designs.
	www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk /edinburgh/newtown04.html (2112 words)

	Edinburgh Self Catering Apartments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A few minutes walk from Princes Street, these flats are perfect for holiday-makers wishing to experience the unique qualities of one of Europe's most beautiful cities with all the comforts of their own apartment, or for business executives looking for a short-term let.
		Our two flats are in Edinburgh's prestigious new Hopetoun Village development, which is within easy walking distance of Edinburgh's famous Playhouse Theatre and the numerous pubs, clubs and restaurants of fashionable Broughton Village.
		If you are considering coming to Edinburgh during the Festival, or during the Summer holiday period we can still fit you in.
	www.edinburghselfcateringapartments.org.uk /index.htm (260 words)

	Scotland from the Roadside - Edinburgh New Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		century Edinburgh was overcrowded with the only possible expansion, due to the constraints of the Flodden Wall, being up the way.
		The streets to the north and south would only be developed on one side to allow uninterrupted views of Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town, to the south, and the Firth of Forth and Fife, to the north.
		Development of the New Town continued until 1830 and was extended a number of times - firstly to the north of Queen Street in 1801 and to the west in 1822.
	www.ourscotland.co.uk /newtown.htm (415 words)

	Edinburgh Studio Town Apartments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		New Town Studio Apartments consists of 22 Apartments located deep within Edinburgh's historic New Town.
		Centrally located and within easy access of Edinburgh most popular attractions, New Town Studio Apartments are ideally situated for individuals, couples or families.
		Edinburgh's New Town Studion Apartments provides our guests with the highest standards, at competitive prices, allowing for a realistic alternative to a hotel.
	www.edinburghnewtownapartments.com (92 words)

	Local Tourist Attractions and Art Galleries in Edinburgh
		Edinburgh is one of the most exciting destinations in Europe, and the Edinburgh Residence enjoys an enviable location, being close to many of the cities main attractions, such as Edinburgh Castle (which can be seen from many of our suites) and the world famous Princes Street.
		The five star Edinburgh Residence houses a collection of townhouse suites offering a refreshing alternative to a hotel - a luxury home from home where you can begin to explore Edinburgh's treasures.
		Charlotte Square, in Edinburgh’s renowned New Town, is considered by many as the finest Georgian square in Britain and is now head office of the
	www.theedinburghresidence.com /location/around_the_corner.html (282 words)

	About Scotland Edinburgh New Town 18th century Architects
		The other result was the new political stability made possible by the Act of Union which allowed for greater prosperity in Scotland which led to a spate of new building, both public and private, during the whole of the 1700s and into the following century.
		Edinburgh, in the later 1700s, was at the forefront of medical discoveries in Europe and this period was called the "Scottish Enlightenment" because of the esteem in which scientific, intellectual and aesthetic achievements were held.
		Now Edinburgh was alive with an enthusiasm to create a new city built on principals of aesthetics inherited from the Classical world of Greece and Rome.
	www.aboutscotland.com /edin/jane.html (490 words)

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