spw027177 SCOTLAND (1929). John Denholm and Co. Timber Yard, Portobello, Edinburgh. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Title [SPW027177] John Denholm and Co. Timber Yard, Portobello, Edinburgh. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
Reference SPW027177
Date 1929
Link Canmore Collection item 1256751
Place name
Parish EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH, CITY OF)
District CITY OF EDINBURGH
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 330946, 673375
Longitude / Latitude -3.1058680107497, 55.948484148768
National Grid Reference NT309734

Pins

For many years after the end of WW2, this house still had a bullet hole in one of the upstairs windows, the result of a stray or spent round hitting it during aerial combat on 16th October 1939. (German air raid on the Forth).

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Tuesday 14th of November 2017 03:06:03 PM
North British / LNER Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway mainline, route to Hawick, the "Waverley Route"

Andy A
Thursday 2nd of January 2014 12:30:45 PM
North British Railway "Lothian Lines" railway, carrying coal traffic to Leith Docks from mid and east Lothian, avoiding the NB mainlines

Andy A
Thursday 2nd of January 2014 12:21:04 PM
Portobello goods yard (North British Railway / LNER)

Andy A
Thursday 2nd of January 2014 12:19:25 PM
Portobello East Junction (North British / LNER) signal box

Andy A
Thursday 2nd of January 2014 12:17:01 PM