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Meadowbank London Road, Edinburgh |
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Speedway at Meadowbank Stadium Later transferred to Powderhall Stadium 1967 |
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Meadowbank Stadium and Station (See Notes 1 and 2 below) 1986 |
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Meadowbank Retail Park About 1/4 mile to the west of Meadowbank Stadium. Built on the site of London Road Foundry (demolished 1996) 1996-97 |
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1996 London Road Foundry wall being demolished, to make way for Meadowbank Retail Park |
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Note 1 Meadowbank Stadium |
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Meadowbank Stadium and the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh were both built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. They were uses again when the Commonwealth Games returned to Edinburgh in 1986. Now, in 2007, the future of Meadowbank Stadium is under discussion. Some of the land may be sold off to help finance the building of a new stadium at Sighthill in the West of Edinburgh and to help refurbish the Royal Commonwealth Pool. |
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Note 2 Meadowbank Station |
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Meadowbank station was specially opened for the duration of the Commonwealth Games, held at Meadowbank Stadium in 1986. A shuttle service operated between Edinburgh Waverley station and Meadowbank station during the games. |
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Miller's Foundry |