Old travel Blog photograph of the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, in July 1911, to Waverly Market in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Waverley Market opened in 1869. In 1877 the market was roofed over and made available for travelling exhibitions, touring funfairs and menageries. When these events were held at the market, the resident stallholders were often evicted into the street to sell their wares. The Waverley Market closed in 1977. It re-opened as Waverley Market Shopping Centre in 1984. Following a major refurbishment in the 1990s its name was changed to Waverley Shopping Centre. Following another refurbishment in the early-2000s, its name was changed again, to Princes Mall.
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