Lauriston Place area

Fire Station HQ and Museum of Fire

	Fire Brigade 2 1152 x 864 255K	At the top of the hill leading up from Tollcross stands this fine old red sandstone building which accomodates the Museum of Fire. The working fire station is in West Tollcross near the foot of Lauriston Place.
	Fire Brigade 1 1152 x 864 192K	Zoomed in here to show some detail of the building.
	Central Fire Brigade Station 1152 x 864 201K	This commerative plaque states that the building was formally opened by the Lord Provost on 7th June 1900.
	Fire Brigade 3 713 x 1024 178K	The red sandstone is shown to advantage here in this fisheye shot. The adjacent Art College building is also made using red sandstone but it lacks character in comparison.
	Fire 00 1280 x 1066 360K	Doors Open Day September 2009 gave me the opportunity to grab a few snaps of the Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade Museum.
	Fire 01 1280 x 1131 316K	Not a fire engine obviously but a beatifully preserved vintage Austin car.
	Fire 06 721 x 1080 209K	This Leyland Light Six vehicle dates from 1936. Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service is the oldest municipal fire brigade in the UK. It was formed in 1824 following a series of disatrous fires. More information available from the official MUSEUM of FIRE guide (download or browse the PDF).
	Fire 07 1280 x 854 290K	Under the hood of one of the fire engines.
	Fire 08 1280 x 892 296K	This piece of plumbing really means business. Shiny red paint, polished brass and big hexagonal bolts holding it all together.
	Fire 09 1280 x 1023 347K	The inhabitants of Musselburgh on Edinburgh's eastern edge once depended on this vehicle to bring help.
	Fire 10 1280 x 854 257K	A second shot of the Musselburgh vehicle showing more detail of the passenger side and gold lettering.
	Fire 11 1280 x 854 265K	JUMP SHEET - James Braidwood first invented jump sheets during his time in The London Fire Brigade (1832-1861). They were made of canvas and had a minimum of twelve hand holes, one for each fireman. Anyone having to escape a building would, as a last resort, leap into its centre. Fortunately this practice is no longer used because of the dangers involved.
	Fire 12 1280 x 920 293K	The brass plate tells us that the patent Merryweather Steam Fire Engine was awarded First Grand Prize. END OF FIRE STATION PHOTOS
	Before Novotel 1 1024 x 768 198K	Opposite the fire station at the top of Lady Lawson Street is the Novotel Hotel (which you can see if you drag the Google Street View below to the right). This is what used to be there before. In the picture it's getting demolished in June 2001.
	Before Novotel 2 1024 x 768 161K	The concrete monstrosity is flattened leaving a hole in the ground and a temporary view of Edinburgh Castle from Lauriston Place. The green crane was erecting a 'speculative' building which later became the library of Edinburgh College of Art. February 2002.

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