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	Duddingston 00 1024 x 768 146K	Duddingston Loch photographed from the Queen's Drive, the road which circles Arthur's Seat. Duddingston Village is just visible at the far left.
	Duddingston 01 1024 x 768 228K	This shot shows more of the nature reserve in Autumn colours. The Innocent Railway footpath and cycle path is hidden behind the trees. Part of Prestonfield golf course is visible.
	Duddingston 02 1024 x 768 272K	Zoomed into the nature reserve a little more. A sanctuary for waterfowl - although none is actually visible.
	launderette 1024 x 768 275K	This could have been someone's beautiful launderette. Watch out Niddrie, your edges are being nibbled away...
	launderette 09 1152 x 864 273K	The previous picture was taken in March 2002. It was a dull day with flat light and was better suited to the monochromatic treatment. This time in August 2005 the sun is shining, showing the colours in all their true glory. AQQA stores is open for business.
	launderette 08 1152 x 864 322K	I think this building is a better candidate for a listed building than the White House pub on the next page. It could be interpreted as community art and preserved for future generations.
	Wauchope Avenue 1 1152 x 864 281K	Round the corner to the left of the launderette is this mural which seems to resemble an oil refinery or chemical plant blowing up.
	Wauchope Avenue 2 1152 x 864 281K	Next door the entire shop has been welded shut. A notice advises that ball games are prohibited. The big slab of metal covering the entire shopfront has some interesting colours and textures created by rust.
	Kinnaird 1 1024 x 768 129K	Further east is the holy land of commerce, resplendent with numerous temples to consumerism.
	Kinnaird 2 1024 x 768 154K	It's all here, everything you want. If you need groceries, you can get them from Marks and Spencer. Update 2009: All these establishments have gone with the exception of PC World.
	KP0509 1280 x 787 176K	Included here only for nostalgia reasons. It's all a bigger carpark now.
	Kinnaird 11 1152 x 864 183	The metallic colours and textures here are prettier than those in the launderette and Wauchope Avenue pictures above, as befits this 'shopping experience'.
	American car 1152 x 864 218K	Sparkling turquoise and chrome - a small American car. Photo taken in August 2003. As of 2009 the Megabowl is now just an extension to the car park.
	Chickens 1152 x 864 230K	The stylised metal chickens are reminiscent of the pigeons at the corner of London Road and Leith Walk.
	KP0810d 1280 x 960 289K	fortkinnaird.com proclaims the poster on the temporary fence.
	KP0902a 1280 x 966 306K	Now that they've flattened a few of the premises, the car park offers interrupted views of Arthur's Seat. Photo taken 2nd February 2009.
	KP0902b 1220 x 1024 342K	Zooming in on Arthur's Seat shows various footpaths up the hill, clearly outlined in the snow. The horizontal line is part of Queens Drive, the road which circumnavigates the hill.
	KP0902d 1280 x 960 302K	Late February 2009 and the snow has gone. Two pictures show the morning sunlight highlighting the dome-shaped bumps on the paving slabs.
	KP0902f 1280 x 1005 229K	Two of the very tall lamp posts dominate this picture. The nearest one shows an inspection cover, possibly big enough for a person to enter. The more distant lamp post shows the tapered pole with its ten lamps. The poles sway visibly in the wind. Arthur's Seat is visible in the background.
	KP0903 897 x 1024 223K	A variation on the above picture (taken on a February morning). This one's taken in March 2009.
	KP0906c 1280 x 718 126K	A misty morning in June.
	KP leak 0 1024 x 768 82K	When demolishing the restaurant next to PC World, they dug through a water main with this result.
	KP leak 1 1024 x 758 301K	The steps in the above photo after the water had been gushing for a few minutes.
	KP0810g 1280 x 960 309K	The last picture in this little sequence indicates the egress. My personal favourite.
	Figgate Pond 1024 x 768 144K	Just west of the junction of the Sir Harry Lauder Road and Baileyfield Road at Portobello is Figgate Burn Park and its pond. Arthur's Seat is in the background to the west. Figgate Burn is much shorter than the Braid Burn which joins it under the Mountcastle Drive bridge, losing its identity in the process.
	Piershill 1024 x 768 219K	As seen from the slopes of Whinny Hill, the northern part of Arthur's Seat. Visible in the middle distance are Piershill Square East and Piershill Square West. In the distance to the North is Craigentinny Golf Course, Seafield and the Firth of Forth.

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