#colinton

[scotianostra]

Colinton Tunnel.

The mural in the tunnel follows a theme taken from the poem ‘From A Railway Carriage’, originally published in Robert Louis Stephenson book ‘A Child’s Garden Of Verses’

Robert would have ridden the Colinton Railway as a child and the poem is said to have been inspired by the journey. His Grandfather was the vicar at the local Manse.

As a child and also into adulthood Robert was unwell with a chronic lung disease, during times when he was suffering he mainly concentrated on children’s verse being too unwell to focus on his long format writing.

Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches; And charging along like troops in a battle, All through the meadows the horses and cattle: All of the sights of the hill and the plain Fly as thick as driving rain; And ever again, in the wink of an eye, Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles, All by himself and gathering brambles; Here is a tramp who stands and gazes; And there is the green for stringing the daisies! Here is a cart run away in the road Lumping along with man and load; And here is a mill and there is a river: Each a glimpse and gone for ever!

[embraphotos]

Redford Road, EH13

[tenth-sentence]

John Balfour of Colinton had imbibed notions prevalent in France not consistent with morality and propriety.*

* Homosexuality.

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr

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Hill and Adamson The Fairy Tree at Colinton, 1846 salted paper print from paper negative

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The Fairy Tree at Colinton

Photography Studio Hill and Adamson

1846

Source : metmuseum.org

[grandmaster-anne]

3 August 2023 The Princess Royal, Patron, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, attended the Tattoo Dress Rehearsal at Redford Barracks, Colinton Road, Edinburgh. Photos by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images

[aimeedaisies]

Court Circular | 1st November 2024

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Visitor, Strathcarron Hospice, this afternoon visited the Hospice, Randolph Hill, Fankerton, Denny, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk (Mr Alan Simpson).

Her Royal Highness, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, later visited the Headquarters at the Castle, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Eric Liddell 100, this evening attended an Awards Dinner at George Watson’s College, Colinton Road, Edinburgh, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Robert Aldridge, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

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Colinton/Fairmilehead by election Conservative candidate- Neil Cuthbert from The Edinburgh Reporter On Vimeo on Vimeo.

Neil Cuthbert feels that another Conservative councillor for this ward would be welcomed by locals.

[gregorhaddow]

Cycling in Edinburgh

It's been some time since I cycled through Edinburgh - and I forgot how tough it can be. All the hills and potholes everywhere, cars going too fast, pedestrians jumping out, swerving to avoid drunk people into the path of buses and cars. And you just know there is a lot of rage towards cyclists. What is that? The hate towards cyclists from people - often people who don't even drive.

Cycling home from town the other day, it's heading into twilight, up the road towards Colinton Mains - it's a 40 limit, big potholes everywhere, it's windy and gusty, raining, cold, and a car comes past far too close and the woman shouts "LIGHTS" at me as she goes past, so loud I almost fell off my bike when I jumped and swerved into a pothole. OK, I left in the day time without my lights, but it's not dark yet and there's no trouble seeing me - any point she might have had about safety was negated by her being so unsafe. All the times something like that flooded back to me, all the aggression and anger from people - and I realised I am glad not to be living and cycling here every day anymore.

But that woman probably went on her way, feeling good about herself, maybe telling someone later about how she got a cyclist told, and I wish her good luck

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Shoshanna Colinton Sweater Dress.

[scotianostra]

Colinton Tunnel

First visit here since it got it's magnificent makeover. I took a ton of photos and probably missed lots of wee details. This is the largest heritage mural in Scotland.

[embraphotos]

Torphin Road, EH13

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Getting things done - Pentland area #dundeewestend

We have recently had numerous complaints about environment management in the Pentland area including the overgrown mess near the bottom of Saggar Street and along Pentland Avenue, extent of weeds in part of Colinton Place and overgrown bushes at some of the steps in the area, making handrails unable to be accessed.Our local environment manager has responded helpfully as follows : “We will…

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