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Coillesdene House Joppa, Edinburgh |
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Decorated Tram
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© Photo from the
Edinburgh Corporation Transport Collection reproduced with acknowledgement to
Lothian Buses
and taken from a print from the original glass plate made by John Dickson,
Royston, Edinburgh
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Coillesdene House
Taken from an Edwardian postcard
© Archie Foley, Joppa, Edinburgh
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Coillesdene House
The new tower block, built on the site of the old Coillesdene House
© Archie Foley, Joppa, Edinburgh Photo taken 2010
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Coillesdene House |
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When I added Photo 1 of a decorated tram to the EdinPhoto web site in February 2012, I asked: "What is the elaborate building in the background in this photo?" I very quickly received replies from Gus Coutts and Archie Foley, both telling me that the building was Coillesdene House at Joppa. |
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Archie Foley also sent me: - Photo 2 above, a scene from a Victorian postcard, showing Coillesdene House, the same building as appears in the background of Photo 1. - Photo 3 above, a recent view of the same site, photographed in 2010. Archie wrote: |
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"The photograph of the tram above was definitely taken at Coillesdene House, Joppa as Gus suggests. Apart from the idiosyncratic architecture of the house, the brick wall is also a distinctive feature. Both the house and the wall, which is still there, were built using red bricks specially brought up from England." Archie Foley, Joppa, Edinburgh: February 27, 2012 |