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Stockbridge, Silvermills & Comely Bank

Stockbridge is an area of Edinburgh, bounded by the New Town and Comely Bank. The name comes from the Anglic 'stocc brycg', meaning a timber bridge.
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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Brandon St.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Shops on Raeburn Place, Stockbridge.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Unscheduled meeting. Corner of Kerr St and St Stephen St, Stockbridge.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Saint Bernard's Well, beside the Water of Leith at Stockbridge. Designed by Alexander Nasmyth, built 1789-1791 on the Saint Bernard's estate.

    The central statue is of Hygieia, the Greek Goddess of Health.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    St Stephen Place, leading to the old Stockbridge Market entrance.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge Library (1874).

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Originally Stockbridge United Free Church, later Stockbridge Parish Church. Now housing.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge Parish Church.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Saint Stephen's Church at the bottom of Saint Vincent Street. Built in 1827-1828, to a design by architect William Henry Playfair.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Dean Terrace.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Dean Street's 'The Dean'.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Comely Bank Place.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    St Stephens Comely Bank, built 1901.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Canon Lane.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Fettes Row (with St Stephen's Church visible above the rooftops).

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    'Colony Houses' in Bridge Place (part of Glenogle Rd) and the Falshaw Bridge.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The private school founded by Sir William Fettes in 1815, Fettes College.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Comely Bank Road, beside the Edinburgh Academical's (more commonly known as the 'Edinburgh Accies') Sports Ground.

    Still visible above the end of the street is Saint Stephen's Church, built 1827-1828.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Cleaner Required.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Although the building was completed in 1991 (used by Scottish Life), the facade is from the Henderson Row Tram Depot - dating to 1888.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Edinburgh Academy on Henderson Row; an independent school opened in 1824. Designed by architect William Burn.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Saint Stephen's Church at the bottom of Saint Vincent Street. Built in 1827-1828, to a design by architect William Henry Playfair.

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  • Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland

    India Place.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Opposite the Raeburn House Hotel [built 1832] at the end of Raeburn Place, next to the Edinburgh Academical's Sports Ground (more commonly known as the 'Edinburgh Accies').

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Shops on Raeburn Place, Stockbridge.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Raeburn Street, Stockbridge. Off Raeburn Place.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Buffalo Grill, Stockbridge. Corner Raeburn Place and Dean Street.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Looking down Kerr St.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Near the foot of India St, Stockbridge. Opposite Circus Lane.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Near the foot of India St, Stockbridge. Opposite Circus Lane.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Near the foot of India St, Stockbridge. Opposite Circus Lane.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stairway from North West Circus Place to India Street.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Stairway from North West Circus Place to India Street.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Gloucester St, Stockbridge. Near the intersection with India Place.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    India Place, Stockbridge. Near the intersection with Gloucester St.

    Many of the buildings in this street are fairly recent - the originals having been demolished in the 1970s 'slum clearances'.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    India Place, Stockbridge. Near the intersection with Gloucester St.

    Many of the buildings in this street are fairly recent - the originals having been demolished in the 1970s 'slum clearances'.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Yep, that's me.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Corner of Dundas Street and Henderson Row.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Originally home to the Life Association Of Scotland (an insurance company taken over by Britannia Life in 1993), it now belongs to the Royal Bank of Scotland.

    Corner Dundas Street and Eyre Place.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Saint Stephen's Church at the bottom of Saint Vincent Street. Built in 1827-1828, to a design by architect William Henry Playfair.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Saint Bernard's Well, beside the Water of Leith at Stockbridge. Designed by Alexander Nasmyth, built 1789-1791 on the Saint Bernard's estate.

    The central statue is of Hygieia, the Greek Goddess of Health.

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