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Morningside Road Clock Between Bruntsfield and Morningside About 1 mile south of Tollcross |
1995
See replies to 'Question 2' below
© Al Lorentzen, Inverness, Illinois, USA Photograph taken 1995
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Morningside Road - Clock |
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Thank you to Al Lorentzen for allowing me to reproduce this photo of the clock at Morningside. This view looks to the north up Morningside Road from the southern end of the road, where the old suburban railway line used to pass under the road. |
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Al asked: Question 1 Morningside clock
"Do you remember the clock at this intersection? Al Lorentzen, Inverness, Illinois, USA: January 24, 2011 |
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Question 1 Reply 1. Peter Stubbs Edinburgh |
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Hi Al: I think you may not have to look very far to find the old clock. Thee is now a clock on the pavement, on the east side of Morningside Road, just out of view off the bottom-right corner of this photo. I assume that it will be the same clock as is on the photo above. Peter Stubbs: February 2, 2011 |
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Question 1 Reply 2. Bryan Gourlay Biggar. Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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Thank you to Bryan Gourlay who wrote: |
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Clock "The clock in this photo looks like the same one as on the photo below, taken in November 2007, that appears on the Morningside Wikipedia web site." |
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Bryan Gourlay, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland: February 3, 2011 |
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Question 1 Reply 3. Peter Stubbs Edinburgh |
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The first two photos on this page show the clock in its old and new positions: Peter Stubbs: February 3, 2011 |
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Morningside Road - Clock Question 2 |
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Date of the Photo? Al Lorentzen was based at RAF Kirknewton from 1958 to 1962. He must have taken this Morningside photo later, on one of his return visits to Edinburgh. When might this photo have been taken? Peter Stubbs: February 2, 2011 |
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Question 2 Reply 1. John Hadden Edinburgh |
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I had originally, mistakenly, captioned this picture 'Around 1960'. Thank you to John Hadden for correcting me. John wrote: |
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Around 1980? "The picture look more like 1980 to me." Peter Stubbs: February 3, 2011 |
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Question 2 Reply 2. Danny Callaghan Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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Thank you to Danny Callaghan who also replied. Danny wrote: |
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1980s or 1990s? "The Volvo 340/360 at the junction did not come into production until 1976 and was in production till 1991. It looks to be a bit of a battered one. So I would hazard a guess as 1980s, and it could be into the 1990s as I'm sure that is a Ford Scorpio MkII. I think they did not come into production until 1994" Danny Callaghan, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland: February 3, 2011 |
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Question 2 Reply 3. Bryan Gourlay Biggar. Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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Thank you to Bryan Gourlay who wrote: |
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Cars "The maroon car looks like a Ford Granada Mk III to me. This was launched in April 1985. I got one just like that about three months later." Bryan Gourlay, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland: February 3, 2011 |
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Question 2 Reply 4. Al Lorentzen Inverness, Illinois, USA |
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Thank you to Al Lorentzen for providing the answer. Al wrote: |
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1995 "Dan Callaghan was right. I took the picture when I was on holiday in Edinburgh in 1995." Al Lorentzen, Inverness, Illinois, USA: February 3, 2011 |