Christine’s guidebook for High Street Royal Mile
Sightseeing
En route on the Royal Mile are a series of important churches including St Giles Cathedral, Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church, St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, and the Kirk of the Canongate, which was built as a successor to Holyrood Abbey Church, when James VII and II wished to convert it into his Chapel Royal.
Saint Patricks Church
40 High StreetEn route on the Royal Mile are a series of important churches including St Giles Cathedral, Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church, St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, and the Kirk of the Canongate, which was built as a successor to Holyrood Abbey Church, when James VII and II wished to convert it into his Chapel Royal.
In the late 18th century, the kirk was reduced in size and the busy warren of tenements and closes that surrounded it were demolished to make way for North and South Bridge. This connected Edinburgh’s Old Town to the recently constructed ‘New Town’. Though diminished in size, the Tron retained its prominent role in the city’s life and was the venue for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1830 to 1840.
Tron Kirk and Gift Shop
122 High StIn the late 18th century, the kirk was reduced in size and the busy warren of tenements and closes that surrounded it were demolished to make way for North and South Bridge. This connected Edinburgh’s Old Town to the recently constructed ‘New Town’. Though diminished in size, the Tron retained its prominent role in the city’s life and was the venue for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1830 to 1840.
John Knox House on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile is a well-known tourist attraction, described by one architectural historian as ‘improbably picturesque’. It is actually a matter of debate whether the firebrand preacher ever lived there. Ironically, when Knox was at the height of his fame, the owner of the building was on the other side of
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John Knox House Museum
43-45 High StJohn Knox House on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile is a well-known tourist attraction, described by one architectural historian as ‘improbably picturesque’. It is actually a matter of debate whether the firebrand preacher ever lived there. Ironically, when Knox was at the height of his fame, the owner of the building was on the other side of