SAR031664 SCOTLAND (1958). Portobello, including Generating Station Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing North. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing.
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| Pennawd | [SAR031664] Portobello, including Generating Station Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing North. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing. |
| Cyfeirnod | SAR031664 |
| Dyddiad | 1958 |
| Dolen | NRHE Collection item 1438555 |
| Enw lle | |
| Plwyf | EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH, CITY OF) |
| Ardal | CITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Gwlad | SCOTLAND |
| Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad | 330500, 673500 |
| Hydred / Lledred | -3.113041201754, 55.949542872505 |
| Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol | NT305735 |
Pinnau
 Figgate Burn |
DV |
Saturday 21st of October 2023 07:12:53 AM |
navaho56 |
Thursday 8th of February 2018 09:37:59 AM | |
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navaho56 |
Thursday 8th of February 2018 08:05:49 AM | |
| Three of the remaining six original chimney stacks. When the station was expanded and rebuilt in 1938 (by the City Architect Ebenezer James Macrae), the flues were combined into the single large stack at the back. |
Andy A |
Monday 21st of December 2015 12:25:30 AM |
| Railway tunnel into the power station |
Andy A |
Monday 21st of December 2015 12:23:25 AM |
| Wagon tipplers for the power station coal stockyard. Wagons entered the tippler, where they would be rotated through 180 degrees to quickly empty them of coal. The tippler returned the wagon to its original position, before the next wagon moved through. |
Andy A |
Monday 21st of December 2015 12:22:27 AM |
| Ramsay Technical Institute |
Andy A |
Monday 21st of December 2015 12:20:35 AM |
| Mitchells Buildings tenement. Condemned and demolished around 1962 |
haggis |
Friday 11th of December 2015 03:50:59 PM |
| Marine Gardens Stadium, one time home of Leith Athletic, Edinburgh City and the Monarchs speedway team. |
gBr |
Saturday 14th of November 2015 10:14:28 PM |
| Portobello open air pool |
jimglg |
Wednesday 11th of March 2015 11:50:52 AM |
| Lido |
gBr |
Thursday 27th of November 2014 03:43:22 AM |
Cyfraniadau Grŵp
Fascinating to note how much changes in a single generation. (Photograph added from May 2012 doesn't quite show where the power station was unfortunately) |
swopiv |
Thursday 26th of May 2016 12:03:05 PM |