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	Merchant Street 0 1152 x 864 240K	This is a short cul-de-sac off Candlemaker Row. It passes below one of George IV Bridge's numerous arches (most of which are hidden). Dyer's Close provides a footpath connecting with the Cowgate. George IV Bridge: Overview (Ed Uni)
	Merchant Street 1 1152 x 864 161K	The same viewpoint as above but in a vertical format. The establishment with the red lettered sign is a merchant of sorts, but I imagine when the street was originally named, they had products rather than services in mind.
	Merchant Street 2 1152 x 864 302K	In this shot the camera is looking through the tunnel formed by this arch of George IV Bridge. The street above bears the name of the bridge which supports it. At the far end of the tunnel is Greyfriars Kirk Yard.
	Merchant Street 3 1152 x 864 284K	A faded sign says 'General Textile Merchants' - which may have a connection with the street name. This looks like a scene from yesteryear, apart from the plastic bread trays and wheelie bins.
	Merchant Street 4 1152 x 864 164K	From the Candlemaker Row end, looking east through the tunnel towards a strangely ornamental (more recent) building which, IMHO, resembles a wedding cake. If you're walking over George IV Bridge on the east side near Chambers Street, you'll be able to see the funny little ornamental roof-garden.
	Merchant Street 6 & George IV Bridge 1280 x 851 318K	A fisheye view of the east end of Merchant Street taken from George IV Bridge. The shop above the bistro used to be Brown's, a supplier of electronic components long before there was Tandy / Radio Shack or Maplin.

Diarmid Mogg was kind enough to give me the following information about Merchant Street:

Actually, the sign, along with one above the restaurant on the right of the street (called Merchants, I think), was put up in 2002, by the producers of the BBC mini-series, Daniel Deronda
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0321897/maindetails).

The street was dressed up as the old Jewish quarter in the east end of London for a few days.

	Cowgate 44 1152 x 864 271K	June 2003 and the fire damaged buildings on the Cowgate have been demolished. Photograph taken from North Bridge.
	Cowgate 43 1152 x 864 267K	Zoomed in on the central area showing the surviving remnants of walls and doorways.
	Cowgate 42 791 x 864 205K	Recently revealed is this brick building with narrow windows. The upper two storeys have white tiled bricks on the east facing wall.
	Victoria Street 31 1152 x 864 297K	Frequently photographed (by me, at least). Yet another shot of this interesting street, showing Crocket's Land sandwiched between Historic Connections and Halibut and Herring. There's a close up of the rather tall stair door further down this page.
	Victoria Street 36 1033 x 684 240K	Byzantium is the name of this building which houses several shops selling unusual artifacts, antiques, clothes and collectors' items.
	Victoria Street 32 636 x 864 141K	A vertical shot of the tall stair door entrance to Crocket's Land in Victoria Street.
	Victoria Street 35 692 x 864 152K	The Liquid Room. This sturdy-looking metal door is the entrance to a small but popular concert venue. Jane and I went there to see the legendary Nils Lofgren.

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