O Liz: You opened the door for this one! "Maybe the English having gotten tired of all the heatheran invasions by those North of the Roman wall might have invaded in return! Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz Parkinson" <parkinsonliz@hotmail.com> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 11:47 AM Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh > excuse my ignorance of Scottish hoistory - what invasion > > Liz > >>From: "Eleanor Robertson" <eleanor.robertson@blueyonder.co.uk> >>Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >>Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:15:59 -0000 >> >>Think of the Royal Mile as the spine of a fish. >>Building was done on either side and down the closes. >>People only lived in the High Street so they needed as many houses as >>possible that is why the houses were built so high. >>Once you get to the Canongate things change as that was out side the city >>walls. They then built houses with more space between them, but this was >>not >>popular at the time as people were afraid to live out side the gates for >>fear of the invasion mainly. >>Hope you understand this. >>Regards >>Eleanor >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: gordon crooks [mailto:glcrooks@bcpl.net] >>Sent: 21 March 2005 15:04 >>To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >> >>Eleanor: I had figured that much out, but what really interests me is why >>they were made in the first place, some appear to be architeckial gems and >>what prompted them to be build behind existing buildings or to have >>buildings built in front of them. >> >> Gordon >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Eleanor Robertson" <eleanor.robertson@blueyonder.co.uk> >>To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 10:56 AM >>Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >> >> >> > Close means a closed ending there is only one way out it is the same >> > way >> > as >> > you came in. >> > Hope this helps >> > Regards >> > Eleanor >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: gordon crooks [mailto:glcrooks@bcpl.net] >> > Sent: 21 March 2005 12:21 >> > To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >> > Subject: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >> > >> > Can anyone explain the reason for building "Close's" in the first >>place, >> > shortage of flat land or what? >> > >> > Gordon >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > > > >

well yes me might of! Liz >From: "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@bcpl.net> >Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:53:20 -0400 > >O Liz: You opened the door for this one! "Maybe the English having gotten >tired of all the heatheran invasions by those North of the Roman wall might >have invaded in return! > > Gordon >----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz Parkinson" ><parkinsonliz@hotmail.com> >To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 11:47 AM >Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh > > >>excuse my ignorance of Scottish hoistory - what invasion >> >>Liz >> >>>From: "Eleanor Robertson" <eleanor.robertson@blueyonder.co.uk> >>>Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>>To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >>>Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:15:59 -0000 >>> >>>Think of the Royal Mile as the spine of a fish. >>>Building was done on either side and down the closes. >>>People only lived in the High Street so they needed as many houses as >>>possible that is why the houses were built so high. >>>Once you get to the Canongate things change as that was out side the city >>>walls. They then built houses with more space between them, but this was >>>not >>>popular at the time as people were afraid to live out side the gates for >>>fear of the invasion mainly. >>>Hope you understand this. >>>Regards >>>Eleanor >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: gordon crooks [mailto:glcrooks@bcpl.net] >>>Sent: 21 March 2005 15:04 >>>To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: Re: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >>> >>>Eleanor: I had figured that much out, but what really interests me is why >>>they were made in the first place, some appear to be architeckial gems >>>and >>>what prompted them to be build behind existing buildings or to have >>>buildings built in front of them. >>> >>> Gordon >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Eleanor Robertson" <eleanor.robertson@blueyonder.co.uk> >>>To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 10:56 AM >>>Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >>> >>> >>> > Close means a closed ending there is only one way out it is the same > >>>way >>> > as >>> > you came in. >>> > Hope this helps >>> > Regards >>> > Eleanor >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: gordon crooks [mailto:glcrooks@bcpl.net] >>> > Sent: 21 March 2005 12:21 >>> > To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>> > Subject: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >>> > >>> > Can anyone explain the reason for building "Close's" in the first >>>place, >>> > shortage of flat land or what? >>> > >>> > Gordon >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > >