Constitution Street

@Constitution_St


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Look out for the following quirky features in Constitution Street:

7-27 - Dalton Scrapyard – the walls which enclose it are 17th century – look for a lintel inscribed with three anchors.

29 - former Corn Exchange – the building has a frieze showing drunken cherubs loading corn onto ships.

36-42 – 18th century houses – these houses pre-date the building of the road which means...the once ground floor rooms are now in the basement!

58 - Port O Leith Pub – a.k.a. “The Sunshine Bar” in Trainspotting.

63 – at the entrance to this private residence can be seen faded lettering 'C J Turcan & Co' who traded in esparto, a perennial grass of north Africa and southern Europe, used to make paper and cord.

104 - boarded up windows have been brightened up with wooden faces by artist Bernie Reid. You can see examples of Bernie's work in Habitat, i-D Magazine and...Albert Place (see “After hours”)!

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre is situated in an elegant Victorian townhouse with bay windows sweeping staircase and an elaborate domed ceiling.

Within these elegant surrounds is the Edinburgh Association of Spiritualists which runs weekly meetings, classes and workshops for those seeking to learn more about mediumship and psychic awareness.

The centre is also home to the Psychical Research and Investigation Unit which hosts a series of evening lectures as well as vigils in reputedly haunted locations, old-fashioned seances and evenings of psychic experiments.

The Centre also boasts The Conan Doyle Cafe – a traditional, Victorian Tearoom serving hand-blended herbal teas including Herbal Chai, Clear Skin and Immune Tea with Echinacea.


The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre

25 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AP

0131 625 0700

info@arthurconandoylecentre.com

arthurconandoylecentre.com

@acdcentre

Cockburn Geological Museum

Dedicated to the study of rocks and the minerals, the collections reflect the whole spectrum of Earth Science materials - minerals, rocks, fossils, tools, maps, photographs and works of academic importance.

Access is by prior arrangement

School of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW

0131 650 8536

cockburn.museum@ed.ac.uk

geos.ed.ac.uk/public/cockburn

Charlie's Chocolate Factory

When Charles William Schulze decided to set up his Continental Chocolate factory in Portobello in 1911, he discovered that it would have to be made of reinforced concrete because of the clay soil and the heavy machinery used.

After the outbreak of war, suspicion fell on the extremely strong premised and paranoid locals began to speculate the strengthened floors were really bearing the weight of weapons and that the German workers were really spies.

An inspection of the factory revealed nothing sinister, however, it was discovered that Charles Schulze, despite living in Scotland for 50 years, had never applied for British citizenship and was therefore considered an enemy alien.

The military felt that it was not in the public interest for such a strong building in an important strategic position to be in 'enemy hands' and for the rest of the war, the chocolate factory was used as accommodation for the troops. Although compensated, Charles had to pay rates and taxes.

Tragically, his losses were not just financial. His sons William, a private in the Cameron Highlanders, and Hugh, a lieutenant in the Dorset Regiment, died fighting against the Germans.

After the war, the chocolate factory was converted into a technical college and in the 1990s it was turned into flats. It has a category A listed building status as it is one of the few works using E P Wells, patented system of reinforced concrete.
Inchview Terrace 

Cancer Research UK Pound Outlet Store

It's a charity shop + a pound shop!  Hurrah for ethical bargains! 

Unit 4, Corstorphine Retail Park, Edinburgh EH12 8HW

0131 334 4050

http://cancerresearchuk.org

If you love charity shops, take a look at the Changeworks Charity Shop and Reuse Map.

Caledonian Brewery Company Limited

caledonianbeer.com

Tours aren't offered as a matter of course but if you are part of a group, you might get lucky.

42 Slateford Road, Edinbugh EH11 1PH

0131 337 1286

Waterfront

Saltire Square is the main public space on Waterfront Avenue. Built in 2004, it includes the Vincent Butler Sculpture 'Going to the Beach' which stands in a reflecting pond.

The Edinburgh Waterfront Promenade will form a continuous walkway/cycleway extending for almost 17km linking the river Esk at Joppa in the east to the river Almond at Cramond in the west.

The Edinburgh Waterfront is one of the most significant waterfront regeneration projects in Europe today and – if it goes ahead (and this area has suffered worst than most with stalled projects and the promised trams not materialising) – then by 2037, around 30,000 new homes will be built, as well as significant amounts of new business, retail and leisure facilities, supported by new schools, health facilities and open spaces.

In January 2015, a masterplan for Edinburgh Marina - a 400-berth marina, residential, retail and spa hotel development for Granton Harbour - were submitted to Edinburgh Council.  

EH5

waterfront-ed.com

http://edinburgh-marina.co.uk/