Royal Flames: Guided Tour in Old Town Edinburgh

Name: Royal Flames: Guided Tour in Old Town Edinburgh
Start: 2024-09-21T14:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-09-21T15:30:00+01:00
Location: Mercat Cross, Edinburgh

Schedule

Sat Sep 21 2024 at 02:30 pm to 03:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Mercat Cross, Edinburgh | Edinburgh, SC

Embark on the path of a 19th-century firefighter’s journey through the ancient cobblestone streets of Old Town Edinburgh’s Royal Mile listening to tales of daily life and the fiery trials that engulfed the city, including the Great Fire of 1824. Along the way unravel the legacy of James Braidwood and the founding of the world’s first municipal fire brigade.
A BEACON OF HEROISM AMIDST THE SHADOWS OF HISTORY.
This guided tour has been produced with the award-winning Mercat Tours and celebrates the bicentenary of the founding of the Scottish Fire Service in 1824.