This was a bill of suspension and interdict applied for by the proprietors and feuars of the houses in Prince’s Street, against the Magistrates and Town Council of Edinburgh, to interdict and prohibit the building and erecting houses opposite their feus, in Prince’s Street gardens, then called the North Loch, in violation of the Plan and sales of these feus, and of the original proposals and resolutions of the Magistrates, held out, and agreed to, by them, in granting their feu rights. These resolutions were embodied in the acts of Parliament obtained for extending the royalty, which stated and described the objects to be, ‘to enlarge and beautify the town, by opening new streets to the north and south, removing the markets and shambles, and turning the North Loch into a canal, with walks and terraces on each side.’ And the plan drawn out and adopted by the Magistrates and shewn to the feuars showed these grounds (Prince’s Street gardens) so laid out for pleasure grounds and walks.
[1772] UKHL 2 – Paton – 259, (1772) 2 Paton 259
Bailii
Scotland
Land
Updated: 13 January 2022; Ref: scu.561693