The Real Maroonblood Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 8 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Apparently used to be called Ewart's That's correct. Had a paper round with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, annushorribilis III said: Is this opposite what was to become St James Centre, top of Leith Walk ? It's where the Omni Centre is now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgiegus Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 9 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Apparently used to be called Ewart's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgiegus Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 My mum worked in Ewarts for over 20 years. I had a morning paper round over Caystaine. Old Mrs Ewart, son Ian..grandson Ian n Dougie. Big bar-ox guys. Sunday football leagues were entertaining. Once the Finns took over my mum was dumped. Gerry from the butchers across the shops was humping the Finns daughter so took over the newsagent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) On 24/08/2019 at 09:23, Maroon Sailor said: Apparently used to be called Ewart's mind the guy that owned it in the 90s, Kevin I think his name was Edited August 25, 2019 by Herbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Canongate 1929 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 27/08/2019 at 12:52, Radio Ga Ga said: Canongate 1929 I'm having difficulty visualising this; any idea where it would be exactly? To be the Canongate it would likely have to be the present day High Street with Palace of Holyrood down to the left. If that's the case then doesn't all access slope off down both south (in this case), and indeed north towards Calton Hill. Would have placed it somewhere off the Cowgate between Guthrie street and The Pleasance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 24/08/2019 at 07:37, Radio Ga Ga said: Amazing photo; any idea of dates? Virtual complete absence of any traffic/people - almost as if it was taken the day before Princes Street opened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 2 hours ago, ArcticJambo said: I'm having difficulty visualising this; any idea where it would be exactly? To be the Canongate it would likely have to be the present day High Street with Palace of Holyrood down to the left. If that's the case then doesn't all access slope off down both south (in this case), and indeed north towards Calton Hill. Would have placed it somewhere off the Cowgate between Guthrie street and The Pleasance. According to the website - South Back of Canongate - now Holyrood Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 2 hours ago, ArcticJambo said: Amazing photo; any idea of dates? Virtual complete absence of any traffic/people - almost as if it was taken the day before Princes Street opened! From Calton Hill 1887 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Early 1900’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Radio Ga Ga Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Tollcross c1900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Radio Ga Ga said: From Calton Hill 1887 Nice one, thanks. 1 hour ago, Radio Ga Ga said: According to the website - South Back of Canongate - now Holyrood Road Been searching on net trying to narrow it down ... do you have the original link? Might be Slater's Steps but then the South Back (Holyrood Rd) seems to slope the wrong way! e: I guess the photo could be displayed the wrong way round. Edited August 29, 2019 by ArcticJambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 1932 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 2 hours ago, BarneyBattles said: I thought it was maybe St John’s hill opposite Holyrood tavern ish looking up to pleasance. But it then again, given it was demolished before I was born it is a guess. That crossed my mind, towards Dumbiedykes area - it appears to be more south-facing than north-facing with no tenements on the Canongate horizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 14 hours ago, ArcticJambo said: I'm having difficulty visualising this; any idea where it would be exactly? To be the Canongate it would likely have to be the present day High Street with Palace of Holyrood down to the left. If that's the case then doesn't all access slope off down both south (in this case), and indeed north towards Calton Hill. Would have placed it somewhere off the Cowgate between Guthrie street and The Pleasance. It says it's St Leonards here. https://digital.nls.uk/photographs-of-the-south-side-of-edinburgh/archive/74506976?mode=fullsize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Too late to edit. It was the first photo in the collection which was St Leonards. The collection is of photos from the southside though. If that is 'the back of the Canongate would have been called Holyrood Road in 1929 when the photo was taken. If it is Holyrood road, this map from 1950 shows the street numbers. There's nothing beside No64 (the No of the shop in the photo), but if you look to the other side of the block it's on, there are two flights of stairs, like in the photo. Could the stairs in the photo have been removed when the building at the other side of them were demolished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo east anglia Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 On 29/08/2019 at 11:41, Radio Ga Ga said: Tollcross c1900 According to my father, the building to the right of the picture with the tall windows was a pub known locally as 'The Gusset'. Does anyone know the true name of the pub? The street to the left is High Riggs and the tram tracks on the right are heading up Lauriston Place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 1 hour ago, jambo east anglia said: According to my father, the building to the right of the picture with the tall windows was a pub known locally as 'The Gusset'. Does anyone know the true name of the pub? The street to the left is High Riggs and the tram tracks on the right are heading up Lauriston Place. I believe it was called the Mitre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Another photo of The Mitre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 3 hours ago, BarneyBattles said: Great photo - not much of that left, are the tenements on the left on Lauriston place still there? I don't think so. There a number of new buildings and then much further up som older tenements opposite the former church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 1920’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 21 hours ago, Lemongrab said: It says it's St Leonards here. https://digital.nls.uk/photographs-of-the-south-side-of-edinburgh/archive/74506976?mode=fullsize 20 hours ago, Lemongrab said: Too late to edit. It was the first photo in the collection which was St Leonards. The collection is of photos from the southside though. If that is 'the back of the Canongate would have been called Holyrood Road in 1929 when the photo was taken. If it is Holyrood road, this map from 1950 shows the street numbers. There's nothing beside No64 (the No of the shop in the photo), but if you look to the other side of the block it's on, there are two flights of stairs, like in the photo. Could the stairs in the photo have been removed when the building at the other side of them were demolished? I think you've cracked it! The buildings (up the steps: tenements on the right up to Robbs Entry and the gap site on the left) in the photo seem to tie in with the 1929 PO map. The South Back of the Canongate seems to change its name to Holyrood Road sometime between 1912 and 1917, according to various maps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bazza Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 14 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: 1920’s Sports Direct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Radio Ga Ga Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Craighouse Asylum 1895 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Leith Central 1986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 On 01/09/2019 at 12:38, Radio Ga Ga said: Craighouse Asylum 1895 How bloody creepy does that look, all the chairs just sitting in positions on their own😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janbo1874 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: How bloody creepy does that look, all the chairs just sitting in positions on their own😬 What, you cant see the people sitting in them 👻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 35 minutes ago, Janbo1874 said: What, you cant see the people sitting in them 👻 Holy shit, I can’t believe I didn’t notice, that’s bloody creepy 😳😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Holy shit, I can’t believe I didn’t notice, that’s bloody creepy 😳😬 All those chairs and no one to throw them at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 11 hours ago, Lemongrab said: All those chairs and no one to throw them at. Brilliant mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 12 hours ago, Lemongrab said: All those chairs and no one to throw them at. 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Came across this picture on the Canmore site; I'm guessing it's been posted before. The Tron Church, taken in 1929. A quite remarkable photo that was probably only possible for a short window of time while that corner was down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 On 04/09/2019 at 21:41, Radio Ga Ga said: 1959 Looks like a view onto Dumbiedykes Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 East Arthur Place start of demolition 1961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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