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Page last updated: 26/01/2010

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Modern interesting photographs taken from, in and around
Craigleith Hill

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Craigleith Hill district since 2007

As from 2 November 2009 cost £1.00 per hour for a maximum of 4 hours.

 

BEFORE

 

AFTER

Looking North up Craigleith Hill Crescent which is a cul de sac before and after introduction of Controlled Parking.

 

HELP

A MYSTERY TO SOLVE

THESE ITEMS WERE FOUND IN A GARDEN RECENTLY IN THE BLACKHALL DISTRICT. USED PROBABLY TO CREATE A PATHWAY.

BUT WHAT ARE THEY? WERE DID THEY COME FROM.?

ANY CLUES TO alanross@blueyonder.co.uk

THEY APPEAR TO BE MADE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CLAY.

THE OBJECT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE "PLUGS" IS A 20P PIECE

 

At the North end of Craigleith Hill Crescent which terminates, just now, in a cul de sac. Millers have started to build a 40 affordable flat complex to be completed by 2011. The "affordable flat residents" will be accessing this new complex from Craigleith Hill Crescent and the present access to this complex from Telford Road will be closed.

 

 

Sunrise over St Mary's Cathedral, Dean College and Daniel Stewarts College taken from Craigleith Hill

 

A close up of the affordable housing complex as viewed from  inside the WGH nearing completion

St James Centre from Craigleith Hill

Magnificent Cherry Tree in Craigleith Hill Gardens

Plockton? No it's Craigleith Hill Crescent, Edinburgh

A Dawn Redwood tree the editor grew from seed planted in 2006. See the full grown trees (10)outside the front entrance to Sainsbury's in THE QUARRY

Edinburgh Castle from Craigleith Hill Gardens in the winter

The Cafeteria is now open upstairs in the new extension to M&S at The Quarry retail park.It is situated in the semicircular part above the main entrance.

 

Costa has arrived in the Quarry and is now open.

Located between Clarkes and New Look.

21st October 2009

 

          Streets with Craigleith Hill in their address are

         in the Craigleith Hill Neighbourhood Watch scheme.