SPW051110 SCOTLAND (1936). United Wire Works Co. Ltd. Granton Works, Granton Park Avenue, Edinburgh. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
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| Title | [SPW051110] United Wire Works Co. Ltd. Granton Works, Granton Park Avenue, Edinburgh. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. |
| Reference | SPW051110 |
| Date | 1936 |
| Link | NRHE Collection item 1258093 |
| Place name | |
| Parish | EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH, CITY OF) |
| District | CITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Country | SCOTLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 323119, 677071 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.2322376738337, 55.980499631926 |
| National Grid Reference | NT231771 |
Pins
 LMS brake van in a siding that became a Texaco depot. |
DAVIDB |
Friday 6th of March 2026 08:47:53 AM |
| originally this part of the works was the Madelvic Motor Carriage Company works, the first purpose-built car factory in the UK. They produced electrically powered "horseless carriages" with chain drive transmission and produced the first motorised Post Office vehicles in the UK |
Andy A |
Thursday 2nd of January 2014 01:49:54 PM |
| Granton petrol depot |
Andy A |
Thursday 2nd of January 2014 01:45:43 PM |