A Walk Around Edinburgh: Part Three

Reid's Court, Canongate. Takes it name from Andrew Reid, a brewer and magistrate who lived here in the 1770s.

The impressive building of The Royal Mile Primary School. Its pupils are often involved in events at the nearby Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh Castle.

Campbell's Close is named after former resident George Campbell, a merchant and magistrate, who owned a tenement here in the 1770s.

Note the different spelling of 'Whitefoord' (See image of plaque above).

Formerly known as Davidson's Close, then Laurence Ord's Close, the current name of White Horse Close was a result of Ord rebuilding a tenement and erecting an Inn, known as the White Horse Inn in the 1700s. 

This plaque is on one of the buildings in White Horse Close.

Another view of White Horse Close. 

These steps led to The White Horse Inn. You can see the plaque on the wall (See image below).

I wonder where this leads to?

In 1745 the Inn was the headquarters of Jacobite officers, whilst Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed at the nearby Holyrood Palace.

(Part Four of the walk around Edinburgh continues tomorrow, featuring Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament buildings, very different in terms of architecture).