Maroon Sailor Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 1 hour ago, 3fingersreid said: If you start with the speedway track / greyhound track bottom left , the road heading up to the top of the picture will be Stenhouse Drive , first crossroads is Stenhouse Crescent , the second is where the roundabout , Stenhouse cross is . The long road running from bottom right to middle left on the picture is Gorgie road . On the right edge of the picture is Saughton enclosure and Whitson above it . The big road in the bottom centre of the picture is Chesser Ave . Hope that helps a bit ? Thanks for posting , I can see my house in this picture 👍🏻 It was that Speedway track that was throwing me - never knew there was one there and I knew it wasn't Saughton Enclosure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annushorribilis III Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 11 hours ago, Lemongrab said: About 1896. The photo shows the dismantling of the old North Bridge. Cheers. "Dismantling" - never knew that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 19 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: It was that Speedway track that was throwing me - never knew there was one there and I knew it wasn't Saughton Enclosure 👍🏻 The big building beside the track is still there , Stenhouse mansion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 19 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Princes Street station is a strange one. Did they build around it or did they squeeze it in to that corner ? The hotel came after the station https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Princes_Street_railway_station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Sirudi said: Looks like West Granton road. Turn right at the roundabout at the bottom of Pennywell road ? i can’t recall the 19 going along there either. Crewe road north ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annushorribilis III Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, Montgomery Brewster said: Crewe road north ? I think so. Hope this works. https://www.google.com/maps/@55.9724535,-3.2380782,3a,75y,310.84h,88.97t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipPykXZwSlChRW2JocMwzAV-HaUB1FLrcmyhr0BW!2e10!3e11!7i11000!8i5500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montgomery Brewster Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, annushorribilis III said: I think so. Hope this works. https://www.google.com/maps/@55.9724535,-3.2380782,3a,75y,310.84h,88.97t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipPykXZwSlChRW2JocMwzAV-HaUB1FLrcmyhr0BW!2e10!3e11!7i11000!8i5500 Aye 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: A couple of paviors laying cobblestones by the looks of things. My Granddad was a pavior as was his father & his father before him. Mind my dad telling me that his dad rarely ever lifted his hands, but if you did get a skelp from him, you knew you'd been skelped, had hands as hard as the stones he laid, my dad said. The best of it was, he was only a wee guy not much more than 5ft 5, thin as a rake but by god as strong as an ox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Thor Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Montgomery Brewster said: Crewe road north ? Looks like it to me. That's defo on the 19 route of yesteryear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stuart Lyon Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 56 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Lawnmarket (north side) with the Rabbie Burns Bar behind the fountain of water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) I've worked away all my life and been around the world but is there a more unique and picturesque city anywhere in the world than Edinburgh ? Edited November 28, 2019 by Maroon Sailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Inside a prefab - My dad stayed in one at Sighthill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 They don't make ladders like they used to @Morgan which one are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The White Cockade Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 21 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Is that a headless horse!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Stuart Lyon said: Lawnmarket (north side) with the Rabbie Burns Bar behind the fountain of water had a mate who used to stay in a flat up one of those stairs the building had a plaque on it saying Rabbie Burns lived there for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharpie Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 40 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: I've worked away all my life and been around the world but is there a more unique and picturesque city anywhere in the world than Edinburgh ? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Morgan Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 49 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said: They don't make ladders like they used to @Morgan which one are you? Very droll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Morgan said: Very droll. Apologies Mon ami, some light relief while we await the announcement.......... anyway, I think they should reintroduce sheep to Donaldsons - they are sheep I think Edited November 28, 2019 by The Frenchman Returns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 2 hours ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Like it My side of town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maroon Sailor Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) 1919 Edited November 29, 2019 by Maroon Sailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Women delivering coal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Anyone recognise where these travellers are ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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annushorribilis III Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: My gran was a "sweetmaker" and worked in Ferguson's between the wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Portobello High Street looking towards the Town Hall; pic taken from about where St Andrew's chippie is located. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 On 28/11/2019 at 15:22, Maroon Sailor said: Hanover Street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Seymour M Hersh said: Hanover Street? Number 38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Number 38 It was the health food store that made me think it was. I think it's still there or nearby but may be completely unrelated to the shop in the picture. I've just noticed the address on the shop above. Do'h! Edited November 29, 2019 by Seymour M Hersh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Just now, Seymour M Hersh said: It was the health food store that made me think it was. I think it's still there or nearby but may be completely unrelated to the shop in the picture. The address is on the window Think you might be right about the Health Food store still being on the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 6 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Women delivering coal Scene of the crime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Seymour M Hersh said: It was the health food store that made me think it was. I think it's still there or nearby but may be completely unrelated to the shop in the picture. I've just noticed the address on the shop above. Do'h! 🙂👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Edinburgh's Aggie Weston's by the look of it Edited November 29, 2019 by Maroon Sailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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