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near to Edinburgh, Scotland
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Weir near Warriston, Edinburgh
A weir on the Water of Leith. The OS 6" map Edinburghshire III.NE (published in 1897) shows that water was diverted from here to a skinnery and tannery on the east bank, now a residential area.
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Brandon Street
Tenement buildings on Brandon Street, with shops on the ground floor and residential properties above.
Taken during the Water of Leith guided walk, part of Geograph Conference 2013.
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James Young Simpson's grave, Warriston
The prominent tombstone at the rear of this group marks the grave of the Simpson family. Sir James Young Simpson, who is buried here, discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform in 1847. His family declined the offer to bury him in... (more)
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Bridge, Powderhall
A new bridge over the Water of Leith with the Powderhall waste transfer depot in the background.
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Flood Gate with Swans
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St Mark's Park
Now behind very secure fencing.
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Weir on the Water of Leith
This river tumbling through Edinburgh some 35 miles from The Pentland Hills to the south had become a dumping ground for all sorts of rubbish. There were numerous mills in the 18th and 19th centuries providing goods for the growing city and... (more)
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Warriston Path
Warriston Road crosses the path on this bridge
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Old waterwheel at Bonnington Mills
The wheel was of the 'undershot' type, its blades being pushed by the water moving under it. The water level in the lade was controlled by sluice gates at Redbraes weir.
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Redways Park cycle speedway track
Track used by the Scotia Cycle Speedway Club. The track is waterlogged from some recent wet weather and club members are attempting to remove as much water as possible to allow a race to commence.
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The Gretna Memorial in Rosebank Cemetery
Commemorating the soldiers on their way to Gallipoli who died in Britain's worst rail disaster in 1915.
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Warriston Crematorium
A gloomy corner of the crematorium's graveyard, viewed from the cycletrack / walkway that passes through the square.
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