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Dave Henniker Tollcross - Fountainbridge area page 10
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It's unusual to see such low buildings in the city centre. | |
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This path crosses the northern tip of West Meadows, continuing from the pedestrian crossing at the Tollcross end of Melville Drive. | |
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The daffodils were nicely backlit by the sunshine so I took a second shot. | |
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If the person (probably an adolescent male) who spraypainted 'smash patriarchy' did so on his knees then maybe it's an appropriate posture for one who feels dominated... Building no longer exists - demolition details on page 11. | |
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As well as brewery smells, Edinburgh used to have an odour emanating from the North British Rubber Mill. Their former premises in Gilmore Park are slowly being taken over by nature. | |
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Across on the other side of Fountainbridge is Springside, previously pictured on page 9. A fence has since been removed so I took more pictures. It still looks like CGI. | |
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Another view of the same street. (I nearly typed 'virtual street'.) | |
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The left sign: McEwan Square, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Quay, Viewforth, Bruntsfield, Morningside. Right sign: Younger Steps, Haymarket Station, West End, Princes Street, Murrayfield, Edinburgh Airport. | |
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Photographed through a long lens from the pedestrian crossing at the foot of the steps in Springside 20. The round EICC building dominates the view north east along the West Approach Road. Views from / of the bridge are on page 4 of this section. | |
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From the other side of the West Approach Road is this view south west past Fountainpark. Further along the road splits left for Angle Park Terrace or right to continue along the main road and over Dalry Road and Russell Road. | |
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A gloomy outlook from the bridge at Viewforth. A pair of swans are nesting amongst the rubbish and the graffiti at the back of Horne Terrace. | |
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Walking under Viewforth bridge where the ice is thin, a swan carefully approaches a discarded copy of the Yellow Pages. Almost useless nowadays because of the internet - but that's no excuse for throwing the telephone directory off a bridge into the canal. | |
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Having successfully passed under the Viewforth bridge, the swan reaches firmer ice and yet more litter. Shame on the irresonsible morons who throw trash away like this. | |
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A new fence has been erected along the old brewery building. Naturally, adolescent males with spraycans see this as a blank canvas for their clumsy scribbles. This is a busy commuter cycle route at certain times of day, but this cyclist has it all to herself. | |
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180m away beside Leamington Lift Bridge, a reel of heavy duty cable is stretched along Lower Gilmore Place. | |
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Nature has taken a foothold beside the bottom end of Viewforth opposite Fountainpark's eastmost corner. | |
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Peering down into the carpark at the entertainment complex. | |
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100m away from the above standpoint is probably the best bit of architecture hereabouts, namely Fountainbridge Public Library. It's not actually in Fountainbridge but Dundee Street, a continuation. |
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Up closer for a wide angle view. Murdoch Terrace (on the left) stops at the Union Canal. Further to the right (past Yeaman Lane) is Yeaman Place which crosses the canal then changes its name to Polwarth Crescent. | |
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From Dundee Street go down the steps or ramp into the subway, or take the middle path to the bus stop for a 22 or 30 bus going west on the West Approach Road. | |
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1km east from the Telfer Subway is the lane Chuckie Pend leading from Morrison Street to Festival Square. | |
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At Tollcross Riego Street and High Riggs are greatly different from past decades. There was an unemployment benefit office here in the '60s where you signed for your dole money with a pencil chained to a wooden counter. Nowadays it's all metal and glass. | |
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The houses opposite are more bricks and mortar than metal and glass. However none of the newer buildings have any air of permanency about them and somehow look temporary. | |
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Looking down the pedestrianised High Riggs towards the Tollcross junction. Brougham Street on the left leads to Melville Drive through The Meadows. The Cameo cinema in Home Street is partially obscured by the police box. | |
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Pedants (like me) will notice the lack of an apostrophe in Winters Bone, the inverted S and sundry other typographical workarounds. The Cameo survives in 2010. I confess we haven't been since we saw Crumb. | |
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Looking up the hill from the Gilmore Place end. At the top is Bruntsfield Place with Ideal Computing on the right and Best Western's Bruntsfield Hotel on the left. | |
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Quite far west along Gilmore Place from Tollcross there's a row of shops one of which is this plumbers shop. It's unclear as to whether they're still in business. Their minimalist window display is, well... minimalist. | |
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Beside the bus stop at the Kings Theatre end of Gilmore Place is this interesting gargoyle over a doorway. Snapshot grabbed from the top of the number 10 bus. | |
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This Laughing Cavalier was still intact when photographed on the 20th July 2010. | |
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The blue and white sign says FOUNTAIN BREWERY but the security fences, thriving weeds, bushes and trees tell a different story. Up the slope ahead in Gilmore Park, the prospects are brighter at the Leamington Lift Bridge and the much revived Union Canal. | |
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These pictures are intended to illustrate contrasts in appearance. The images are largely just a record of what caught my eye; they may not necessarily have photographic merit. BT smokers' corner ashtray is less than 3m from entrance! | |
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Something is Coming Soon, that much is evident. Perhaps crossing the road and putting on reading glasses would have made it all perfectly clear... |
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This part of Fountainbridge is rather run-down in parts. The brewery's gone and an air of uncertainty hangs over some areas. This is Gilmore Park which leads up to Leamington Lift Bridge and Bruntsfield. |
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Boarded up windows protect the building against vandals. |
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A leaky drainpipe provides nourishment for vegetation. The 'Wasted' posters' purpose is unclear. They may refer to a state of mind, or they might just be Wasted space. |
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Near the new Springside housing project at the bottom of Viewforth is this portakabin office for students seeking accomodation. It's the same company as in Grove Street. |
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An ultrawide fisheye view of Fountainpark. We saw Avatar in 3D there. |
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At Lochrin Basin a crow struts about on the ice. | |
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An icy view taken into the sunlight between Leamington Lift Bridge and Viewforth. | |
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During 2010 this was a construction site but now it's been restored to a park. | |
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Sadly this interesting building remains empty despite its unique location. April 2011. | |
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It was reported in the local press that Edinburgh councilors were going to have a party to celebrate the removal of the roundabout and its replacement by these traffic lights. Whether the party went ahead is unclear. Council staff would be better employed checking out this junction. |
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