Meadows, Merchiston, Midmar, Morningside

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Meadows, Merchiston, Midmar, Morningside
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	Meadows panorama 1765 x 687 288K	As seen from Salisbury Crags. The districts of Marchmont and Warrender are on the left. Bruntsfield is behind with the links in the centre, behind tree-lined Melville Drive which crosses The Meadows. The box-shaped building at the right is the University Library at George Square.
	Boys Brigade Walk 1024 x 768 352K	November sunshine picks out the detail (making image compression difficult). This area was once a loch which drained into a burn which flowed down near where Lothian Road is today. This avenue leads from Melville Drive (near Livingstone Place) to the junction of Middle Meadow Walk, Jawbone Walk and North Meadow Walk.
	Middle Meadow Walk 1152 x 612 262K	Autumn sunshine behind the trees which line this footpath connecting Melville Drive (opposite Argyle Place) to the junction of Lauriston Place, Teviot Place and Forrest Road.
	North Meadow Walk 1152 x 864 472K	In this picture North Meadow Walk runs along the right hand side. The camera is facing west, looking through the trees across The Meadows towards Melville Drive near Tollcross. Middle Meadow Walk continues up the hill at the right.
	Middle Meadow Walk 1152 x 864 339K	This view is directly down the centre of the path from the north side of The Meadows towards Argyle Place. It's December and the trees are bare, allowing the oblique sunshine to filter through.
	Meadows - Marchmont 1024 x 768 272K	A ground-level view looking into the light across the grass towards Marchmont Road.
	Bruntsfield Path 1152 x 864 334K	From the bottom end of Marchmont Road, this unnamed path climbs Bruntsfield Links running parallel to Warrender Park Terrace. It then crosses Whitehouse Loan and cuts across to Bruntsfield Place.
	to Marchmont & Melville 1152 x 864 346K	Facing the opposite direction on a different day. The cylist is approaching the foot of Marchmont Road where it meets Melville Drive.
	Bruntsfield - Whitehouse Loan 01 1152 x 864 353K	Photographed beside the top end of the above path, looking towards Whitehouse Loan. Autumn sunshine on maple leaves. (also see Bruntsfield pages)
	Jawbone Walk 1152 x 864 367K	This path leaves Melville Drive and passes below four whale jawbones before heading NE to the junction of North Meadow Walk and Middle Meadow Walk. This view is in the opposite direction looking up Meadow Place towards Marchmont Road.
	Melville Drive 1152 x 864 381K	Looking east along Melville Drive into the September morning sunshine. Argyle Place is on the right and Middle Meadow Walk is on the left.
	Meadows 04 1152 x 864 269K	A misty morning at Middle Meadow Walk near Melville Drive.
	Meadows 05 1152 x 864 238K	Further east, where tennis courts hide in the mist behind the hedge on the left of the picture. The outline of Salisbury Crags is visible near the centre of the picture.
	Bruntsfield Links May 2004 1152 x 864 405K	Approaching Whitehouse Loan on the footpath leading from Bruntsfield Place. The building behind the trees is the University of Edinburgh Residence at Warrender Park Crescent.
	Melville Drive 05 1152 x 864 312K	Continue on this tree-lined footpath down here from Whitehouse Loan and you'll come to this busy pedestrian junction at Melville Drive. To the left is the pedestrian crossing to Jawbone Walk. The cyclists' crossing is exactly 200 metres further east, but many lazy, antisocial cyclists just ignore the markings and become a nuisance and a danger to pedestrians.
	Jawbone Walk 1152 x 864 205K	Photographed at the end of April 2004 when the Cherry Blossom trees were in flower. The rooves and turrets at the back of North Meadow Walk belong to the since relocated ERI - see Quartermile 03 below...
	Meadows 46 Quartermile 1280 x 960 205K	It's a January morning and the trees are bare. The sun shines on the new buildings being erected at Quartermile's old Royal Infirmary site. Jawbone walk connects Melville Drive to North Meadow Walk at its junction with Middle Meadow Walk.
	Meadows 19 1152 x 864 153K	Just before 9am on a December morning and it's still dark on the Meadows. The lights on North Meadow Walk shine feebly in the faint mist.
	North Meadow Walk bldgs 1152 x 864 314K	An assortment of interesting old architecture borders North Meadow Walk at Meadow Lane.
	Quartermile 03 1152 x 864 276K	The organisation called Quartermile have literally ring-fenced the grounds of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary whilst it's being redeveloped. Their blue fences encircle the entire area and often look bizarre like this beside North Meadow Walk.
	Merchiston 627 x 600 86K	Portrays some intriguing architecture from a bygone era. A much larger building of similar style was stupidly demolished years ago.
	Merchiston Pavements 1024 x 572 247K	It's a shame that these inspired/artistic/stoned efforts have been covered in a layer of tarmac, but at least there's now a record of these cautionary footpath markings created on the street where Robin Cook MP lived. This is a collage of 12. Each one is infinitely superior to some of the so-called 'art' which appears in our galleries.
	Midmar Drive field 1024 x 768 142K	Cows still graze here in autumn 2000. Behind the trees to the left is the Hermitage of Braid. Down the slope to the right are allotments where those citizens without gardens of their own can raise vegetables or flowers.
	Library 1024 x 768 155K	The entrance to Morningside Library on an usually sunny morning.
	Morningside Road 1152 x 864 160K	Looking south down the road from Church Hill. The western end of the Braid Hills is partially obscured by the morning mist.
	Morningside Road 12 1152 x 864 322K	A similar view to the previous image. This time the artificial ski slope is visible at Hillend on the Pentland Hills.
	House 0 1024 x 768 163K	This attractive house on Morningside Road is currently for sale (October 2001). Abbotsford Park is the side street on the right which curves round to the north to connect with Colinton Road. Albert Terrace branches off to the left.