yes, they tend to be in large groups, and photograph EVERYTHING it was february and cold, not the ideal time to visit Britian from Japan, but they were there 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 20:01:40 -0400 > >Liz: I had to laugh at your Japanese tourists. A few yearsback our local >library had an article published about them in Japan. It's very advanced >and modern library with computer labs etc. For the next two years we could >hardly get into the front door because of Japanese tourists! > > Gordon >From: "Liz Parkinson" <parkinsonliz@hotmail.com> >To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 3:25 PM >Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh > > >>it is pretty bustley now Mike - but with tourists of course. when i was >>on the royal mile a week or two back it was full of Japanese tourists, >>plus a few European ones. >> >>Liz >> >>>From: "Mike Morris" <morrisind@rogers.com> >>>Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>>To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >>>Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:10:46 -0500 >>> >>>I just want to say, thank you, I found this subject about what is a Close >>>etc was very interesting. I have seen the map, the area has an >>>interesting >>>layout, not quite like a fishes bones and yet very Close (forgive the >>>pun) I >>>would have loved to have seen the hustle and bustle that went on in these >>>places 150 years ago. >>> >>>I assume Cannon gate wound its way down a hill with these 'Close's' >>>running >>>off on each side of Cannon gate. >>> >>>Cheers >>>Mike Morris >>>Toronto Canada >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Liz Parkinson" <parkinsonliz@hotmail.com> >>>To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 12:56 PM >>>Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >>> >>> >>> > yes I have heard of the Battle of Bannockburn, I just thought perhaps >>>there >>> > was particular thing going on. I know there was trouble in > >>>Tudor/Stuart >>> > times, but not too knowledgeable generally on Scottish history >>> > >>> > 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 17:43:52 -0000 >>> > > >>> > >In those days there was always fighting have you never heard of the >>>Battle >>> > >of Bannockburn >>> > > >>> > >-----Original Message----- >>> > >From: Liz Parkinson [mailto:parkinsonliz@hotmail.com] >>> > >Sent: 21 March 2005 15:47 >>> > >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >>> > >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 >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > No virus found in this incoming message. >>> > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>> > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/05 >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/05 >>> >> >> >> > >