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Lasswade

About ten miles south of the centre of Edinburgh

View of Lasswade Viaduct

Auchendinny Aqueduct
©  Donald Grant, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland:    Photograph taken May 11, 2009

 

Lasswade Viaduct

Thank you to Donald Grant, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland for taking the photograph above.

The photo was taken in an attempt to discover whether or not a viaduct in the background of this early photo by James Pike might be Lasswade viaduct.

A cabinet print by James Pike of a group of children with a viaduct in the backgraound ©

Conclusion

The viaduct in the Pike photo is not Lasswade.  As Donald says:

"The terrain around Lasswade viaduct is a fairly steep-sided valley.   In Pike's print, there is nothing behind the viaduct above the parapet, which really rules out Lasswade."

 

Photos - Lasswade

James Pike Photo

Photos - Around Edinburgh

 

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