Village & Estate

     
         
         
   
     

 

View of "old" Yester House, the Avenue, High Street and Main Street from a painting of c1700.
At this time the main Edinburgh Road ran down what is now Station Rd.

It must have been quite an exercise to envisage & paint an aerial view of the village
Hot air balloons didn't come into use until 1782 so the artist has used great skill
 to portray the perspective of the scene.
 



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