Gracemount

SE Edinbrugh

 

Gracemount High School

1950s

Gracemount Secondary School  -  Christmas Decorations, 1958 ©

Christmas Decorations, 1958

Gracemount Secondary School

Gracemount Secondary School  -  Christmas Party Group, 1959 ©

Christmas Party Group, 1959

Gracemount Secondary School

Gracemount High School, 1955 ©

1959

Gracemount High School

 

Gracemount High School

2003

Panoramic Photo of Gracemount High School Entrance ©

Gracemount High School Entrance
Panorama

The 4 photos below all appear on the same page.  Once you have clicked on one of them, please scroll up and down the page to see the others.

Gracemount High School Open Evening for Former Pupils - held in July 2003, before the school closed for demolition  -  The Gym ©

Gym

Gracemount High School Open Evening for Former Pupils - held in July 2003, before the school closed for demolition ©

Dining Room

Gracemount High School Open Evening for Former Pupils - held in July 2003, before the school closed for demolition  -  The Library ©

Library

Gracemount High School Open Evening for Former Pupils - held in July 2003, before the school closed for demolitionv -  The Woodwork Room ©

Woodwork Room

 

Gracemount

2009

Balmwell Restaurant, Gracemount ©

Balmwell

Balmwell Restaurant, Gracemount - St Catherine's Well in the grounds ©

Balm Well of
St Catherine

Gatehouse to Balmwell Restaurant and the grounds containing St Catherine's Balm Well ©

Gatehouse to Bramwell Restaurant and the Bram Well of St Catherine

Garvald Court, Gracemount  -  High rise flats, 2009 - soon to be demolished ©

High Rise Flats
Garvald Court

Garvald Court, Gracemount  -  High rise flats, 2009 - soon to be demolished ©

High Rise Flats
Garvald Court

Fala Court and Soutra Court, Gracemount  -  High rise flats, 2009 - soon to be demolished ©

High Rise Flats
Fala Court and Soutra Court

 

One Day before the Demolition of the Gracemount Flats

October 24, 2009

In all the photos below, the high rise flats are named, left to right

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Garvald Court
Fala Court
Soutra Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Liberton Hospital
Fala Court
Soutra Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Garvald Court
Scots Pine
Telegraph Pole
Soutra Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Garvald Court
Soutra Court
(in background)
Fala Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Fala Court
Garvald Court
(in background)
Soutra Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Soutra Court
Fala Court
Garvald Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Soutra Court
Lifestyle Shop
Fala Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Soutra Court
Supersave Shop
Fala Court
Lifestyle Shop

Gracemoun tHigh Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Soutra Court
Lifestyle Shop
Fala Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Fala Court (part)
Soutra Court
Children's Playground

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Soutra Court
Children's Playground

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Garvald Court
Fala Court
Children's Playground

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Soutra Court
Fala Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Garvald Court
Soutra Court
St Katherine's Crescent

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Garvald Court
Soutra Court
(almost hidden)
Fala Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Fala Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Garvald Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Garvald Court
Fala Court
Soutra Court
(behind the trees)

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Liberton Hospital
Fala Court
Soutra Court

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Soutra Court
Children's Swings

Gracemount High Rise  Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  October 24, 2009 - One day before Demolition ©

Fala Court
Soutra Court

Demolition Day  -   Gracemount Flats

October 25, 2009

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

95 minutes
before demolition

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

90 minutes
before demolition

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

20 minutes
before demolition

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

Demolition Time

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

Demolition +5 seconds

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

Demolition +9 seconds

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

Demolition +11 seconds

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

Demolition +13 seconds

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

Demolition +15 seconds

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition Day October 25, 2009 ©

Demolition +90 seconds
Going Home

 

Demolition of the Gracemount Flats

Photos taken by Janice McGrath

October 25, 2009

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition, Oct 2009 ©

Before Demolition

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition, Oct 2009 ©

Demolition 1

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition, Oct 2009 ©

Demolition 2

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition, Oct 2009 ©

Demolition 3

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition, Oct 2009 ©

Demolition 4

Gracemount Flats, SE Edinburgh  -  Demolition, Oct 2009 ©

After Demolition

 

Google Earth Images

Google Earth  -  Liberton and Gracemount ©

Aerial View

High Rise Flats

Liberton and Gracemount

Google Earth  -  Liberton and Gracemount ©

Aerial View

High Rise Flats

Liberton and Gracemount

 

Recollections

Photos - Around Edinburgh

 

 

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