Wednesday, 24 November 2021

In Edinburgh on a cold but lovely day

 I was in Edinburgh to do some Christmas shopping and to collect a camera my daughter had put in for a service. Alighting at West End I was delighted to see the mechanical clock on what was Binns working again. Music plays and highland soldiers march round the clock. Great to see an iconic part of the City restored-


The camera was in a shop in Morningside and really enjoyed a walk there past some of my favourite buildings-




Firstly Art Deco offices, now flats, with illustrative decorations, worth zooming in to look at. Secondly the Barclay Church, a confection of exotica wonderful to see and finally an Art Deco delight and Edinburgh stalwart the Dominion Cinema. A great and successful trip down memory lane as well as gifts got too.


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7 comments:

  1. The Good Soldier Svjek24 November 2021 at 08:04

    Haven't visited Edinburgh for a long time , always impressed by it - civilised !

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    1. tradgardmastare26 November 2021 at 06:41

      Well worth a long weekend visit and overdue by the sound of it.

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  2. alastair24 November 2021 at 16:18

    Looks good... Edinburgh's a city I really don't know. Althiughbit was only 30-odd miles from Glasgow it wasn't somewhere we ever ventured much

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    1. alastair24 November 2021 at 16:19

      *Although it...* (fat thumbs!)

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    2. tradgardmastare26 November 2021 at 06:42

      I suffer from fat fingers and thumbs Alastair. Next time you’re up , pop East.

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  3. Red_Cardinal24 November 2021 at 21:30

    It's lovely to see the clock restored in full working order. The last time it worked fully (with music and the figures moving around) was in the 1970s. House of Fraser were never prepared to spend the money to properly repair it.

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  4. tradgardmastare26 November 2021 at 06:43

    It is indeed lovely, about time too!

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