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Dave Henniker Tollcross - Fountainbridge area page 7
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This magnificent stone carving of a bull's head has been restored to its former glory and relocated about 100m west. | |
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At the top of the twin arches is the carved text 1884. EDINBURGH MEAT MARKET. | |
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An overview of the work in progress in May 2009. To see it as it was scroll down the page. | |
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Three months later... | |
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Just off Fountainbridge in Semple Street. More metal and glass buildings, albeit with some stone cladding. The south end of Gardner's Crescent is at the far end of the passageway. | |
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The once glorious Palais de Danse. | |
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This metal and glass structure proudly boasts: BEST SPECULATIVE BUILDING OUTSIDE CENTRAL LONDON and was the WINNER of The Office Development Awards 08. Some might take issue with the idea of a speculative building being good, never mind best. | |
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They ripped this building down and rebuilt it in a different way. This used to be a spiral stairway but now the windows are level with each other. To see how it used to look see Fountainbridge page 2. |
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As seen through the fisheye lens. Looking north towards Rosebank Cottages and Morrison Street. Fountainbridge page 6 has a view of this building from Grove Street. | |
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An brick-built arched entrance way to Rosemount Buildings. | |
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Looking along Thornybauk towards the fire station. To its left, Ponton Street leads to Fountainbridge at Semple Street. | |
| The next two are copied from Tollcross - Fountainbridge area page 1 and show the stone work as it used to be in its former location. | ||
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Sam's 1024 x 768 166K |
Originally Edinburgh Meat Market 1884, now an Italian restaurant, this building is on the corner of Fountainbridge and Semple Street. In this picture the restaurant is still open for business... |
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"1884 EDINBURGH MEAT MARKET " is proudly emblazoned on this building at the corner of Semple Street and Fountainbridge. In recent years it's been a nightclub and a restaurant. In the former, patrons visited to meet the meat; in the latter, patrons ate the meat at Fat Sams. The building behind is Scottish Widows Headquarters. | |
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At the corner of Grove Street stands this interesting stone tenement building. Just about everything around it is comparatively new, or vacant pending redevelopment. | |
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Meatmarket 1 1280 x 748 254K |
The renovation and relocation are completed. September 2009. |
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Meatmarket 2 712 x 1024 |
There are lots of fascinating facts here, easily readable if you stand on this spot (the plaque is in the pavement). Alternatively, just click on the thumbnail or the text link. |
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Motorbike Hearse 1280 x 843 222K |
Here's a bizarre oddity, a scale model of a motorbike with a sidecar hearse, on show in Scotmid's window in Fountainbridge. |
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Morrison St 11 1280 x 808 318K |
August 2010 and a massive hole-in-the-ground has appeared next to Scottish Widows and the round EICC building. |
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Morrison St 12 1280 x 839 335K |
These photos taken from beside the fully automated robot carpark that's never been used since its construction years ago. |
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Morrison St 14 1033 x 1080 293K |
Looking over the railing on the elevated area which extends to the Clydesdale Bank Plaza at the back of the Sheraton Hotel and Festival Square. More Morrison Street pictures at the Haymarket end in Gorgie, Dalry, Haymarket page 3 |
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Morrison St 17 1280 x 663 299K |
A sunnier day a few days later reveals progress with the hole-in-the-ground. |
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5 more pictures of the site taken on 1st January 2011. | |
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The hole is deeper and is partly flooded. | |
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Countless motorists will have driven past the temporary traffic lights in Morrison Street, frustrated at the delays but unaware of the huge, deep hole a metre or two away. | |
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Murray's Tool Store still exists opposite the EICC building in Morrison Street. I visited recently and got a specialised pair of wire cutters at a bargain price. | |
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Additional temporary supports (painted orange) have been provided to make sure the upper deck doesn't collapse whilst the building work proceeds. | |
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Scottish Widows HQ 07 1280 x 853 355K |
On the other side of Morrison Street is Scottish Widows Headquarters and footpaths leading to Gardner's Crescent near Fountainbridge. This view taken with an ultrawide fisheye lens. |
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Morrison St 36 1080 x 1080 325K |
Three months have elapsed since I snapped Morrison St 30 above. In the meantime they've built the stairways and lift shafts for the forthcoming extension to the EICC. |
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Morrison St 38 608 x 1080 223K |
Contsruction work at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre will no doubt continue apace now that the reinforced concrete core has been erected. The rest of the building is likely to be less substantial and will probably be largely steel girders and glass panels. |
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Morrison St 39 1280 x 739 328K |
Pedestrian access from Morrison Street to Festival Square and Charlotte Square has been maintained. The twin towers rise up behind twin trees at the other side of the fence. |
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Morrison St 40 1280 x 975 251K |
There are informative signs and CCTV. The cylindrical building is the existing conference centre. |
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Morrison St 41 1080 x 666 226K |
Artistic license has been used to great effect in this poster by Viewfield Gallery. |
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Morrison St 42 1280 x 720 226K |
Other posters decorate the temporary fence. |
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Morrison St 43 |
This image has not been shrunk to monitor size but left large so the text can be read by zooming in and scrolling. |
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Morrison St 44 1280 x 850 292K |
A fisheye lens takes in more of the scene. |
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Morrison St 45 1280 x 893 277K |
Opposite the north end of Grove Street. The next picture was taken previously and appears here for comparison. Copied from Haymarket page 2.) |
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Obviously the effects of caffeine haven't been enough to extend activity to brushing on some varnish (or paint as with the two adjacent shops). | |
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Morrison St 46 745 x 1080 216K |
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) as seen through a fisheye lens. |
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Morrison St 47 1280 x 896 329K |
The 'smart' car park that lies empty and unused. The walkway on the right leads to the financial area and Festival Square (opposite the Usher Hall). |
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Morrison St 48 1280 x 850 239K |
From the walkway in the previous picture is this fisheye view looking down on the never-used ramps. |
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Morrison St 53 1080 x 1080 441K |
The walkway has provided an excellent vantage point to view progress on the EICC expansion. The shuttering for the reinforced concrete is getting higher and soon the views will be cut off. This view is looking diagonally across the site towards Murray's Toolstore in Morrison Street, opposite the current main entrance to the EICC (3 pictures above). |
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Morrison St 55 1080 x 1080 369K |
The small, yellow digger is being used by the worker to mix up compo. The main concrete for pouring will come by lorries with long pipes to direct the flow. |
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Morrison St 57 1080 x 1080 442K |
Extra reinforcements are needed whilst the older parts of the construction are joined to the new. |
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Lothian Road 1280 x 805 280K |
Edinburgh author Ian Rankin has referred to Lothian Road as the street of blood and vomit. Apart from the dubious establishments there are more innocent delights such as the amazing models from Wonderland's expanded premises. |
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Tollcross 1280 x 660 243K |
Home Street at the Tollcross junction has some interesting shops as well as a slot machine hall (about to close) and a seedy strip joint called Liquorice for some strange reason. |
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Tollcross c 1280 x 695 231K |
A couple of blocks further south. Two culinary establishments near the Kings Theatre. |
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Gilmore Place 1280 x 1009 321K |
The corner of Leven Street and Gilmore Place. At this point Home Street changes its name to Leven Steet then Gillespie Place, before becoming Bruntsfield Place then Morningside Road etc. |
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