Dalry, Edinburgh
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Dalry is an area of the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh. It is located close to the city centre, between Haymarket and Gorgie. The area is now primarily residential. It is centred around Dalry Road, which has numerous shops, restaurants and small businesses. Lying outside the old city walls and west of the castle, the area began as part of the agricultural estate of Dalry House, the exception being the Dalry Mill, recorded as the oldest paper mill in Scotland, now demolished.
Dalry Road
Haymarket railway station is the main line railway station serving the area and marks the northern boundary of Dalry.
Dalry House is the oldest building in Dalry, built in 1661.
The Dalry 'colonies' are a series of terraced houses located in the north of Dalry.
George Cupples
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George Cupples was a Scottish journalist and a writer, who became famous at the end of 19th century for his maritime novels. In particular, his novel The Green Hand: adventures of a naval lieutenant was considered "one of the best sea stories ever written" at the time. His wife, Anne Jane Cupples, also became a famous writer of juvenile and children books.
