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The old Waverley Market occupied the same site as the current shopping centre. The location is in the city centre, on a plot bordered by Waverley Bridge, Princes Street, the Balmoral Hotel and Edinburgh Waverley railway station. Before construction of the railways in Edinburgh, a fruit and vegetable market was located under North Bridge.
The Waverley Masterplan drawn up by engineering firm Arup Group envisages the creation of a new mezzanine level concourse above the main platforms to facilitate passenger circulation within the station, with a link through to the neighbouring Waverley Mall shopping centre. As part of the redevelopment, the entrance ramps from Waverley Bridge ...
The steps are flanked by original 1902 shops on the east and Waverley Market on the west. Waverley Market was originally a Victorian multi-level structure built on the site of a stone quarry. The original market was demolished in 1974 having become structurally unstable, and redeveloped ten years later as a multi-level underground shopping mall.
Edinburgh EH1 3AD: Opening date: 24 June 2021: Developer: Nuveen: Owner: Nuveen: Architect: Allan Murray Architects BDP: No. of anchor tenants: 1 (John Lewis & Partners) Total retail floor area: 1.7 million sq ft [1] Parking: 1,600: Public transit access: Edinburgh Waverley St Andrew Square Picardy Place: Website: stjamesquarter.com
Caltongate (now known as New Waverley Square) is the largest city centre redevelopment project in Edinburgh since the 18th century. [1] First proposed in 2005, it took 9 years to be given the go-ahead by Edinburgh Council, [2] after disruption caused by the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
Edinburgh was formally established as a royal burgh by King David I of Scotland around 1125. This gave the town the privilege of holding a market, and the power to raise money by taxing goods coming into the burgh for sale. [1]
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In the 19th century Edinburgh's second railway, the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway, built a tunnel under the New Town to link Scotland Street with Canal Street (later absorbed into Waverley Station). After its closure, the tunnel was used to grow mushrooms, and during World War 2 as an air raid shelter. [17] [18]