Around Edinburgh

Pilrig

Pilrig is about mid-way between Edinburgh and Leith

 

Pilrig House

Photographs 2006

Pilrig House - Photograph, June 2006 ©

NE corner

Pilrig House - Photograph, June 2006 ©

View from South

Pilrig House - Photograph, June 2006 ©

View from NW

Plaque on the wall of Pilrig House - Photograph, June 2006 ©

Plaque on NE corner

Sundial on the wall of Pilrig House - Photograph, June 2006 ©

Sundial on South wall

Plaque on the fence outside Pilrig House - Photograph, June 2006 ©

Plaque on South fence

 

Pilrig House

Photograph 2007

Pilrg House - April 2007 ©

View from SW

 

Pilrig House

Engraving Published 1890

Engraving in 'Old & New Edinburgh' - Pilrig House ©

View from South

 

Balfour Street

Photographs 2006

Looking to the NW down Balfour Street, towards Pilrig Park and Pilrig House ©

Looking towards Pilrig Park

Pedestrians

Looking to the NW down Balfour Street, towards Pilrig Park and Pilrig House ©

Looking towards Pilrig Park

Cycle

 

Pilrig Park

Cycle Track at Pilrig Park, Edinburgh ©

Cycling

 

Shrubhill

Trams

Pilrig - Tram and Crowd - When? ©

The First Electric Tram - 1922

     Roadworks at Shrubhill, in preparation for Edinburgh's trams due to operate from around 2010 ©

Preparing for new trams -  2007

 

Pilrig

Procession

   Gretna Rail Disaster Procession, passing through Pilrig ©

Gretna Rail Disaster
Procession  -  1915

 

Maps and Aerial Photograph

Edinburgh - 1844 - Map produced for the Society for the Dissemination of Useful Knowledge - Section D ©

1844

Edinburgh Ma - 1925 - Section D ©

1925

Aerial Photograph - 2001 - Section D ©

2001

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