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Dave Henniker Tollcross - Fountainbridge area page 12
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The final stages of demolition are under way. | |
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The area beyond the fence could be dangerous as the heavy machinery settles. | |
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The familiar outline of Arthur's Seat is visible from the bottom of Viewforth near Fountainbridge. | |
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Photographed from Fountainbridge. Viewforth runs up the hill behind the fence on the right of the picture. The 5 storey tenement at St Peter's Place is beyond the remaining brick building near the canal. | |
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Zoomed in for a closer look. | |
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Another long lens view of the same scene, taken from a a little further east. | |
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This side street runs parallel to the canal. The area is steadily becoming more upmarket despite the appearance of this particular building. | |
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A few yards away is the south bank of the Union Canal at Lochrin Basin. | |
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One of the blocks of flats (apartment buildings) which overlook the canal and the cleared land where the local brewery once was. | |
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Someone left the door open so I sneaked inside and pointed my camera up the stair well. | |
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Looking across the canal to the north bank and the canal's end. It's interesting to see how the end of the canal looked back in 2001. | |
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The land between here and West Tollcross is still empty - except for Condor car hire who seem to hang on regardless... | |
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A fisheye view of the scene. | |
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Looking back towards Leamington Lift Bridge. | |
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Cyclists exit the canal towpath at Fountainbridge's junction with Gardiner's Crescent. To their right is Cargo restaurant. | |
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A closer look at the balconies in picures s7 and s11 above. | |
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Photographed on 1/11/11. A digger sits on top of the mound it built. A few more truck loads of rubble and the site will be cleared. | |
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The back of the building. Dundee Street runs along the front, changing its name to Fountainbridge at the foot of Gilmore Park on the right. | |
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Looking across Gilmore Park in the direction of Grove Street. | |
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Leamington Lift Bridge is visible at the top of the slope. | |
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The back of St Peter's Buildings overlook this church with bricked up windows. Leamington Road is at the front of the tenement and changes its name to Leamington Terrace before crossing Gilmore Place and continuing up to Bruntsfield Place. | |
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A few paces west of Leamington Lift Bridge the water mirrors St Peter's Buildings and the new canalside houses. | |
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Just a factual record of how it was this day. Behind the mound of earth is Fountainpark leisure centre. Corstorphine Hill is further away. | |
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The wooden fence they went to so much trouble to erect was blown away in the January gale known locally as Hurricane Bawbag. | |
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The view from the west side of Viewforth near the canal bridge. The 3 spires are St Mary's Cathedral, over beyond Haymarket. | |
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This is Google Earth's view of the Dundee Street / Gilmore Park / Viewforth area while the brewery was mostly still standing. | |
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This area remains empty. Condor car hire is still here though at the south end behind Gilmore Place. This black cat has the whole area to itself on this sunny forenoon. | |
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The St Cuthbert's building has new eating establishments opposite the old Palais bingo hall. | |
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Looking across the old brewery grounds towards Viewforth and Leamington basin. Nature will soon populate the area with trees and scrub if left to its own devices... | |
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Zoomed in for a closer look at the Leamington Lift Bridge and the new canalside homes. The fence at Viewforth which was blown down in the January gales has been re-erected and now has concrete blocks supporting it. | |
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Shiny office buildings overlook the industrial wasteland. Hopefully Boroughmuir School's relocation will happen soon and bring new life to the area. | |
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A big advertising banner grabs the attention from a distance but may go unnoticed closer up. | |
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A familiar feature for visitors to the canal basin is this charming houseboat. | |
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The fence at Gilmore Park affirms the primal urge responsible for our existence. | |
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From the Leamington Lift Bridge looking west. Beyond the bridge at Viewforth is the one linking Yeaman Place and Polwarth Crescent. | |
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Two more long lens views. Here, a man walks towards Fountainbridge on the Viewforth bridge while walkers pass below. Beyond the blue painted bridge at Polwarth the canal curves to the south as it approachs Harrison Park. | |
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Another shot moments later shows the same walkers and a red car heading towards Gilmore Place. | |
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This lady sells food and drink from her canalside boat. | |
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An evening view from outside the Cuckoo's Nest pub. Leven Street continues up to the left past the Kings Theatre; Gilmore Place is on the right. |
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