Princesshay

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

PRINCESSHAY (M-(S64+J64)) Sq.Set Anne Dinan RSCDS Exeter 50th Anniversary

1- 8 All circle 8H round and back
9-16 All dance interlocking Ladies' Chain (Ladies ½ RH across in centre) ending with full LH turn with partner to end in partner's place
17-24 All dance interlocking Men's Chain (Men ½ RH across in centre) all ending in original places
25-32 Ladies Petronella turn to next Ladies' place (to right) and set with "new partner", repeat to end opposite original place
33-40 Men repeat 25-32 to end with partner. 3412
41-48 All dance Grand Chain (cross RH with partner to start)
49-56 All take Allemande hold and promenade anticlockwise round set. 3412
57-64 All circle 8H round and back

Repeat 1-64 in Jig time to return to original places

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

Dance Information

Princesshay is a pedestrianised shopping precinct in the centre of Exeter, Devon, England.

The name dates from the post-war reconstruction of Exeter following the extensive destruction caused by German bombing in 1942. On 21 October 1949, Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, visited Exeter and unveiled a commemorative plaque marking the beginning of the rebuilding of the city. The new shopping precinct was subsequently named Princesshay in her honour.

The name combines "Princess" with "hay", a word used locally for an enclosed or open space and also found in the Exeter place names Northernhay and Southernhay.

The original Princesshay, constructed during the 1950s, was Britain's first purpose-built pedestrianised shopping street in Britain. It formed part of Exeter's reconstruction after the Second World War and was aligned to provide a view towards Exeter Cathedral. The original development was demolished in 2005 and replaced by the present Princesshay shopping development, which opened in 2007.

Looking along Princesshay, Exeter, on a busy Saturday afternoon

Princesshay On A Busy Saturday Afternoon, Exeter, 2025

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