Edinburgh Archive

  • Edinburgh – City of Stag Parties

    Edinburgh – City of Stag Parties

    Walking up to Church Street and spotted ‘flesh’ in the window of 56 North. Had to take the photo …

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  • Stone Age Art

    Stone Age Art

    A rare sight to see the artistry of the stone mason. In Currie, the Blinkbonny Bridge is being repaired with a complete new arch and eastern wall. The project has taken several months to complete, mostly because of the weather. Some images of the process are shown.

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  • Now that’s advertising

    Now that’s advertising

    Walking through the Meadows in central Edinburgh I found that the council had a brainstorm. Why not get businesses to pay money to have their details printed onto the golf tees? Cracking idea, except you only get to see the tees when you play AND when there’s no snow! By the way, the dog paw is [...]

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  • Edinburgh’s Cost Effective Tram lines

    Edinburgh’s Cost Effective Tram lines

    Why waste billions of £s laying miles of tram lines when all you need is a few metres!

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  • The new Digital Aerial

    The new Digital Aerial

    This is the latest aerial design specifically for Scottish digital reception, featuring the ‘ice muffler’ which enhances the digital signal.

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  • How windy can it get?

    How windy can it get?

    Sandra & Alfredo decided that the wee pimple that is Arthur’s Seat would be fine to walk up one evening. Thing is they didn’t reckon on the wee breeze from Scandinavia which was cold and very, very strong. Sandra had all three ‘vestitos’ on, plus a fleece and wind jacket and still couldn’t believe this was [...]

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  • A very old Image

    A very old Image

    A street artist uses his chalks to create a masterpiece on the streets of Edinburgh.

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  • Paisley Close

    Paisley Close

    On the Royal Mile, aka the High Street in Edinburgh there are many, many closes (small alleys) which cut through the main apartment buildings, in both sides of the streets. Above each Close is a name plaque and sometimes a little bit of history. But one Close has the most decorative stonework plus a scroll [...]

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