Cockburn Street (/ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn) is a street in Edinburgh's Old Town,[1] created as a serpentine link from the High Street to Waverley Station in 1856.[2] Originally named Lord Cockburn Street[3] after the then recently-deceased Scottish lawyer, judge and literary figure Henry, Lord Cockburn who was influential in urging his fellow citizens to remain vigilant in ensuring that early-Victorian expansion, e.g. improvements such as Cockburn Street, did not irrevocably damage or obliterate the built heritage and environment. Lord Cockburn's head is carved over the entrance to 1 Cockburn Street (the former Cockburn Hotel) which now serves as offices for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The street contains a series of small specialist shops.
- ^ "ROYAL-MILE.COM THE ROYAL MILE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, PUBS & CLUBS, TOURS ACCOMMODATION, BUSINESSES and SERVICES ON THE ROYAL MILE". edinburgh-royalmile.com.
- ^ Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh, by Colin McWilliam
- ^ Grant's Old and New Edinburgh vol.2 p.282