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I was lucky enough to live in Edinburgh 2002-2005 - here are a few photographs from that time. Enjoy.
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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    St Anthony's Chapel, Holyrood Park. Thought to date from the 15thC, it was most likely built by the Knights Hospitallers of St Anthony of Leith - positioned so that they could see ships arriving in the Firth of Forth and welcome them with a light in the tower.

    EdinburghGreat BritainheritageHolyrood ParkScotlandSt Anthony's ChapelStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Statue of Greyfriars Bobby, corner of Candlemaker Row and George IV Bridge. A Skye Terrier known for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner, until he died himself on 14 January 1872.

    The statue was created by William Brodie in 1872, commissioned by Baroness Burdett-Coutts. Unveiled 15 November 1873.

    The monument itself was originally built as a drinking fountain (with an upper fountain for humans, a lower fountain for dogs); the water supply was cut off in 1975 (health scares), and the basins filled with concrete.

    Candlemaker Rowdrinking fountainEdinburghGeorge IV BridgeGreat BritainheritageScotlandstatuestocktravelUKUnited KingdomWilliam Brodie

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Rail bridge over Croft-an-Righ.

    AbbeyhillbridgeCroftanRighEdinburghGreat BritainheritagerailScotlandstockStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Site of James Spittal's warehouse for his shop 'The Gilded Balloon', sadly destroyed by fire on 7 December 2002. Designed by architect Thomas Hamilton, constructed 1823.

    The warehouse was later used as J and R Allan's department store, and as an Edinburgh Festival venue from 1986-2002.

    constructionCowgatedemolisheddestroyedEdinburghfireGreat BritainheritageScotlandshoppingThomas Hamiltontraffic lightstravelUKUnited Kingdomwarehouse

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Walking Home.

    EdinburghGreat BritainHolyroodScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.

    EdinburghEdinburgh FestivalGreat BritainScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.

    EdinburghEdinburgh FestivalGreat BritainportraitScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.

    EdinburghEdinburgh FestivalGreat BritainScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.

    EdinburghEdinburgh FestivalGreat BritainportraitScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.

    EdinburghEdinburgh FestivalGreat BritainScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The New Scottish Parliament building under construction. Designed by architect Enric Miralles.

    Work started : Jun 1999; finished Oct 2004.

    breweryCanongateconstructionEdinburghGreat BritainheritageportraitRoyal MileScotlandScottish ParliamentStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Bupa Great Edinburgh Run.

    Bupa Great Edinburgh Run 10kmEdinburghfitnessGreat BritainrunningScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Grassmarket. As one of Edinburgh's main markets for horse and cattle from 1477 to 1911, the name is thought to derive from the livestock grazing in pens beyond its western end.

    car parkEdinburghgarbage binGrassmarketGreat Britainheritageparking meterScotlandseatStreet Photographytelephone boxtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Sugarhouse Close, Canongate. Named for the sugar refineries which began on this site in 1752, which became home to the Holyrood brewing industry in 1868.

    CanongateEdinburghGreat BritainheritagepubRoyal MileScotlandsigntravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    High St tenements, above Bailey Fyfe's Close.

    closeEdinburghGreat BritainheritageHigh StreetRoyal MileScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Dean Gallery, Edinburgh

    Dean Gallery, Edinburgh

    The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art's 'Modern Two’ building (formerly the Dean Gallery), Belford Rd. Showcasing temporary exhibitions as well as a few permanent displays (notably several of Eduard Paolozzi’s sculptures).

    Opened 1960 in Inverleith House (Royal Botanic Gardens), it moved to its present location in 1980.

    EdinburghgalleryGreat BritainheritageScotlandThomas HamiltontravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

    Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

    Dunsapie Loch, Holyrood Park. Created for Prince Albert in 1844, it's fed with water from Alnwickhill in the south of the city.

    Dunsapie CragDunsapie LochEdinburghGreat BritainHolyrood ParkiStockPhotoScotlandseatstockStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland<br />
Queen's Drive, a beautiful 3km stretch of road which encircles Holyrood Park.

    Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland
    Queen's Drive, a beautiful 3km stretch of road which encircles Holyrood Park.

    EdinburghGreat BritainHolyrood ParkQueen's DriveScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Our Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Gait. Opened 1999 as one of the first major projects supported by the Millennium Commission.

    Dynamic EarthEdinburghGreat BritainHolyroodHolyrood GaitScotlandstreetlighttravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Cancer Research UK Race for Life.

    Cancer Research UK Race for LifeEdinburghfitnessGreat BritainHolyrood ParkrunningScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith Row. Established 1670 (in Holyrood Park), moved to its present location in 1820.

    EdinburghGreat BritainRoyal Botanic GardenScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh Marathon.

    EdinburghEdinburgh MarathonfitnessGreat BritainHolyrood ParkrunningScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Inverleith Park, Edinburgh

    Inverleith Park, Edinburgh

    Enjoying the Tree Festival.

    EdinburghGreat BritainInverleith ParkScotlandStreet PhotographytravelTree FestivalUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Canongate, Royal Mile. Dunbar's Close on left (just past the Christmas Shop).

    CanongatecarcloseEdinburghGreat BritainheritageRoyal MileScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Portobello Promenade, created alongside the beach in 1876.

    EdinburghGreat BritainPortobelloScotlandStreet PhotographystreetlighttravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Calton Rd, Edinburgh

    Calton Rd, Edinburgh

    Calton Road, at the foot of the hill of the same name.

    Calton RoadEdinburghGreat BritainheritageScotlandStreet Photographystreetlighttraffic lightstravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

    EdinburghGreat BritainheritagemuseumScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.

    EdinburghEdinburgh FestivalGreat BritainportraitScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh Festival, Scotland

    Edinburgh Festival, Scotland

    Balance.

    EdinburghEdinburgh FestivalGreat BritainportraitScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Carrubber's Close (former home of William de Carriberis), leading to Jeffrey St.

    bicyclecloseEdinburghGreat BritainheritageHigh StreetRoyal MileScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Lothian Regional Council Offices.

    bridgedemolishedEdinburghGeorge IV BridgeGreat BritainheritageLawnmarketpolice boxRoyal MileScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Hub (originally built for the Church of Scotland, now the home of the Edinburgh International Festival). Designed by J Gillespie Graham and Augustus Pugin, constructed 1842 - 1845.

    Augustus PuginCastlehillchurchEdinburghGreat BritainheritageLawnmarketpubRoyal MileScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Canongate, the main street of the burgh ‘The Canongate’ (formally becoming part of Edinburgh in 1856). The name comes from the canons of Holyrood Abbey (behind the Palace), paired with the Scots word 'gait' meaning 'road'.

    CanongateEdinburghGreat BritainheritagependRoyal MileScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Calton Hill, Edinburgh

    Calton Hill, Edinburgh

    The Nelson Monument. Honouring Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (specifically his victory over the French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805), it was constructed at the highest point of Calton Hill (171m above sea level) 1807-1815.

    Designed by architect Robert Burn, and funded by public subscription.

    Calton HillEdinburghGreat BritainheritagememorialRobert BurnScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Lochend Park. Once meadow land belonging to the Earl of Moray (who used it for irrigation), later home to a pumping station and presently a public park.

    birdEdinburghGreat BritainLochend LochLochend ParkScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Make Poverty History protest, an estimated (by the BBC) 225,000 people who marched in Edinburgh on 2 July 2005, both raising awareness of global poverty and seeking governmental policy change.

    EdinburghGreat BritainMake Poverty HistoryprotestScotlandStreet PhotographyThe MeadowstravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Make Poverty History protest, an estimated (by the BBC) 225,000 people who marched in Edinburgh on 2 July 2005, both raising awareness of global poverty and seeking governmental policy change.

    EdinburghGreat BritainMake Poverty HistoryprotestScotlandStreet PhotographyThe MeadowstravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Make Poverty History protest, an estimated (by the BBC) 225,000 people who marched in Edinburgh on 2 July 2005, both raising awareness of global poverty and seeking governmental policy change.

    Daniel BedingfieldEdinburghGreat BritainMake Poverty HistorymusicprotestScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Cockburn St, Old Town. Created 1856 to connect the Royal Mile to Waverley Station, and named for lawyer & judge Henry, Lord Cockburn.

    Cockburn StEdinburghGreat BritainheritageScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Princes St, Edinburgh

    Princes St, Edinburgh

    Princes St, Edinburgh

    EdinburghGreat BritainheritagePrinces StScotlandshoppingStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden. Designed by architect Robert Matheson, constructed 1858.

    EdinburghGreat BritainheritageInverleithRobert MathesonRoyal Botanic GardenScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Princes St Gardens, and the Parish Church of St Cuthbert.

    churchEdinburghGreat BritainheritagePrinces St GardensScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Queen Mary's Bath House. Supposedly where Mary, Queen of Scots, used to bathe in sweet white wine; though it is more likely that it was used as a summer pavilion or dovecot.

    Once attached to the wall surrounding the Royal Privy Garden.

    AbbeyhillEdinburghGreat BritainheritageQueen Mary's Bath HouseScotlandstreetlighttravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, constructed 12thC - 21stC.

    bus stopcastleEdinburghEdinburgh CastleGreat BritainheritageScotlandStreet PhotographystreetlighttravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Edinburgh International Festival, established 1947. Superb.

    EdinburghEdinburgh FestivalGreat BritainportraitScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Waterloo Place and the St James Centre.

    cyclingEdinburghGreat BritainheritageScotlandtaxitravelUKUnited KingdomWaterloo Place

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Cowgate from the South Bridge. On the left is St Cecilia's Hall, the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland.

    CowgateEdinburghGreat BritainheritageScotlandStreet PhotographytravelUKUnited Kingdom

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Bread St. At the end (and on the right) is the wonderfully named 'Pubic Triangle' (due to a proliferation of lap-dancing establishments).

    EdinburghGreat BritainHaymarketheritageScotlandtravelUKUnited KingdomWest End

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