The ultimate insider's guide to EdinburghFeatures interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides.Edinburgh is rightly celebrated for its famous historical and cultural attractions. But for the discerning visitor it has much more to offer away from the well-worn tourist trail. This book takes you to hidden corners and secret sights in this city of contrasts, exploring fascinating locations unknown even to most residents, and revealing unexpected aspects of some familiar local landmarks. Marvel at a unique underground temple hewn out of the living rock; learn how a…mehr
The ultimate insider's guide to EdinburghFeatures interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides.Edinburgh is rightly celebrated for its famous historical and cultural attractions. But for the discerning visitor it has much more to offer away from the well-worn tourist trail. This book takes you to hidden corners and secret sights in this city of contrasts, exploring fascinating locations unknown even to most residents, and revealing unexpected aspects of some familiar local landmarks. Marvel at a unique underground temple hewn out of the living rock; learn how a world-famous illusionist came to be buried here - with his dog; find out why the city council once commissioned an enormous electric blanket; look out for the ordinary Edinburgh post box with an explosive history. Discover the human stories behind a wide range of places, both exceptional and commonplace, bringing to life the greatly varied cityscape where people have been leaving their mark for at least 5,000 years.Entdecken Sie versteckte Orte und Geschichten abseits der bekannten Pfade, die den wahren Charakter Edinburghs enthüllen.Edinburgh ist berühmt für seine historischen und kulturellen Sehenswürdigkeiten. Aber es hat abseits der ausgetretenen Touristenpfade noch viel mehr zu bieten. Dieses Buch führt Sie zu versteckten und geheimen Plätzen in dieser Stadt der Gegensätze, es zeigt faszinierende Orte, die selbst den meisten Edinburghern unbekannt sind, und enthüllt unerwartete Aspekte bekannter Wahrzeichen. Bestaunen Sie einen einzigartigen unterirdischen Tempel, der aus einem Felsen gehauen wurde. Erfahren Sie, wie ein weltberühmter Zauberer hier gemeinsam mit seinem Hund beerdigt wurde. Finden Sie heraus, warum der Stadtrat einst eine riesige Heizdecke in Auftrag gegeben hat. Oder halten Sie Ausschau nach einem gewöhnlichen Edinburgher Briefkasten, hinter dem eine explosive Geschichte steckt. Entdecken Sie Geschichten, die das vielfältige Bild einer Stadt zeigen, inder Menschen seit mindestens 5.000 Jahren ihre Spuren hinterlassen haben.
Gillian Tait was born in Edinburgh and grew up in other parts of Scotland. She studied art history and painting conservation at the universities of Edinburgh and London respectively, and worked in the museum sector for many years before reinventing herself as a researcher, editor, writer and photographer. She is the author and photographer of 111 Places in Edinburgh That You Shouldn’t Miss and 111 Places in Fife That You Shouldn’t Miss, and also contributed to 111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn’t Miss as photographer and editor. She lives in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
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Abbey Strand The privilege of sanctuary 10 Ann Street Homes of quality 12 Ashley Terrace Boat House Reviving the mathematical river 14 Barnton Quarry Bunker Cold comfort in the Cold War 16 Blackford Hill A ringside view of the Ice Age 18 The Botanic Cottage An enlightening garden centre 20 Bruntsfield Links Play the course as you find it 22 The Café Royal A palace of a pub 24 The Caiystane Strange sentinel in the suburbs 26 The Caley Station Gates Regal relic of the war of the railways 28 The Camera Obscura Through a glass, darkly 30 Cammo Park Wild domain of the Black Widow 32 Castle Terrace Farmers’ Market From the field to the fork 34 The Catherine Sinclair Memorial A philanthropic friend to children and animals 36 Chalmers Memorial Church For those in peril on the sea 38 Craiglockhart War Hospital Shellshocked in Dottyville 40 Craigmillar Castle This castle hath a pleasant seat 42 Cramond The ferryman and the lion 44 Cramond Island A haven and a barricade 46 Dean Bridge A colossal masterwork 48 Dean Cemetery A fashionable spot to rest undisturbed 50 Dean Village Old mills by the stream 52 Debenhams’ Library Room Victorian gentleman lurking in ladieswear 54 The Dominion Cinema Grand old lady of the silver screen 56 Dovecot Studios Textiles that make a splash 58 Dr Neil’s Garden Horticultural healing 60 Dreaming Spires Walking tall outside the multiplex 62 Dreghorn Practice Trenches Preparing for the hell of the Somme 64 Dunbar’s Close Garden The spirit of gardens past 66 Dundas House Banking Hall The star-spangled vault 68 Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court Casting around for classical perfection 70 Edinburgh Printmakers The freedom of the press 72 The Elephant House A place of wizard inspiration 74 Fettes College OTT old school of 007 76 The Flodden Tower Keeping the English out 78 The Forth Bridge Made in Scotland, from girders 80 The French Institute An old and cultured ally 82 General Register House Rotunda A Pantheon for the nation’s archives 84 George Heriot’s School The great soul of Jingling Geordie 86 Gilmerton Cove A subterranean rock-cut mystery 88 Gladstone’s Land From pigsties to painted ceilings 90 Glencorse Reservoir Still waters and deep history 92 Glenkinchie Distillery Tak aff yer dram 94 Gorgie City Farm A reclaimed rural enclave 96 Greyfriars Kirkyard Much more than a legendary dog’s home 98 The GVIR Postbox at the Inch Defusing an explosive situation 100 I J Mellis Cheesemongers Taste before you buy 102 Inchcolm Ancient battleground in the Forth 104 The Innocent Railway When trains went at a horse’s pace 106 The International Climbing Arena Taking rock sports to new heights 108 The James Clark Maxwell Birthplace The forgotten giant of physics 110 Lady Stair’s House The men behind the pen 112 Lady Victoria Colliery A mine of information 114 Lauriston Castle Edwardian time capsule with a long history 116 The Mansfield Traquair Centre The rainbow at the end of the world 118 The Meadows Sundial Well-arranged time 120 The Merchant Navy Memorial Sustaining this island fortress 122 The Millennium Clock Towering circles of life and death 124 The Miller Mausoleum Craigentinny’s marvellous marbles 126 The Moray Estate A grand alternative to the monotonous grid 128 Moray House Garden Pavilion The unspeakable act in the summerhouse 130 The Mound The mud heap with an electric blanket 132 Mr Purves’ Lighting Emporium Illumination without electrics 134 Mr Wood’s Fossils When Stan met Lizzie 136 Muschat’s Cairn The stones tell the tale 138 The Museum on the Mound Money matters 140 The National Monument A magnificent disgrace 142 Newhailes Original splendour – unrestored 144 The Oily Well Liberton’s healing balm 146 Old College Triumphal gateway to knowledge 148 The Old Palm Stove A venerable tree and a whiff of the tropics 150 The Old Royal High School The parliament that never was 152 The Oxford Bar Inspector Rebus’ no-nonsense boozer 154 Parliament Square Historic hub of genius and learning 156 Penguin Parade The zoo’s other black and white stars 158 Piershill Cemetery The sensational last act of a celebrity dog lover 160 The Political Martyrs’ Monument The cause of the people 162 The Portobello Pottery Kilns Days of ginger beer and hot water bottles 164 Portobello Promenade We do like to be beside the seaside 166 The Portrait Gallery Entrance Hall Gilded heroes of the nation 168 The Prestoungrange Gothenburg A fine house for responsible drinking 170 The Radical Road A walk for romantics, built by revolutionaries 172 Ramsay Garden Castles in the air 174 Real Foods The principle of natural selection 176 The Robin Chapel Music and praise in perpetuity 178 Rosslyn Chapel A unique medieval puzzle 180 Sam Burns’ Yard From a needle to an anchor 182 Sandy Bell’s The soul of Scots music 184 Sciennes Jewish Burial Ground A hidden cemetery for a hidden people 186 Scotland Street Station The railway under the New Town 188 The Scott Monument One man and his dog 190 The Sheep Heid Inn Beer and skittles fit for a king 192 Springvalley Gardens Lane Ghost town in Morningside 194 St Bernard’s Well The foul waters of Hygeia 196 St Cecilia’s Hall Listening to the 18th century 198 St Giles’ Cathedral Rooftop Crowning glory 200 St Margaret’s Chapel Simple shrine for a sainted queen 202 St Triduana’s Chapel Spiritual cleansing 204 The Stockbridge Colonies By the workers, for the workers 206 Summerhall Artful revamp of the old vet school 208 Surgeons’ Hall Museums Gruesome, but gripping 210 Swanston A quaint little place in the lap of the hills 212 Thomson’s Tower The curling club and the painting minister 214 The Treasure Trove Homemade, fairtrade, self-aid 216 Trinity Apse A truncated Gothic relic 218 Trinity House A better life on the ocean wave 220 Tupiniquim Ex-Police Box The afterlife of the bobbies’ temples 222 21st Century Kilts Skirts for men of the new millennium 224 Victoria Swing Bridge Keeping the docks in full swing 226 The Witches’ Fountain Fair is foul, and foul is fair 228 World’s End The limits of a gated community 230
Abbey Strand The privilege of sanctuary 10 Ann Street Homes of quality 12 Ashley Terrace Boat House Reviving the mathematical river 14 Barnton Quarry Bunker Cold comfort in the Cold War 16 Blackford Hill A ringside view of the Ice Age 18 The Botanic Cottage An enlightening garden centre 20 Bruntsfield Links Play the course as you find it 22 The Café Royal A palace of a pub 24 The Caiystane Strange sentinel in the suburbs 26 The Caley Station Gates Regal relic of the war of the railways 28 The Camera Obscura Through a glass, darkly 30 Cammo Park Wild domain of the Black Widow 32 Castle Terrace Farmers’ Market From the field to the fork 34 The Catherine Sinclair Memorial A philanthropic friend to children and animals 36 Chalmers Memorial Church For those in peril on the sea 38 Craiglockhart War Hospital Shellshocked in Dottyville 40 Craigmillar Castle This castle hath a pleasant seat 42 Cramond The ferryman and the lion 44 Cramond Island A haven and a barricade 46 Dean Bridge A colossal masterwork 48 Dean Cemetery A fashionable spot to rest undisturbed 50 Dean Village Old mills by the stream 52 Debenhams’ Library Room Victorian gentleman lurking in ladieswear 54 The Dominion Cinema Grand old lady of the silver screen 56 Dovecot Studios Textiles that make a splash 58 Dr Neil’s Garden Horticultural healing 60 Dreaming Spires Walking tall outside the multiplex 62 Dreghorn Practice Trenches Preparing for the hell of the Somme 64 Dunbar’s Close Garden The spirit of gardens past 66 Dundas House Banking Hall The star-spangled vault 68 Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court Casting around for classical perfection 70 Edinburgh Printmakers The freedom of the press 72 The Elephant House A place of wizard inspiration 74 Fettes College OTT old school of 007 76 The Flodden Tower Keeping the English out 78 The Forth Bridge Made in Scotland, from girders 80 The French Institute An old and cultured ally 82 General Register House Rotunda A Pantheon for the nation’s archives 84 George Heriot’s School The great soul of Jingling Geordie 86 Gilmerton Cove A subterranean rock-cut mystery 88 Gladstone’s Land From pigsties to painted ceilings 90 Glencorse Reservoir Still waters and deep history 92 Glenkinchie Distillery Tak aff yer dram 94 Gorgie City Farm A reclaimed rural enclave 96 Greyfriars Kirkyard Much more than a legendary dog’s home 98 The GVIR Postbox at the Inch Defusing an explosive situation 100 I J Mellis Cheesemongers Taste before you buy 102 Inchcolm Ancient battleground in the Forth 104 The Innocent Railway When trains went at a horse’s pace 106 The International Climbing Arena Taking rock sports to new heights 108 The James Clark Maxwell Birthplace The forgotten giant of physics 110 Lady Stair’s House The men behind the pen 112 Lady Victoria Colliery A mine of information 114 Lauriston Castle Edwardian time capsule with a long history 116 The Mansfield Traquair Centre The rainbow at the end of the world 118 The Meadows Sundial Well-arranged time 120 The Merchant Navy Memorial Sustaining this island fortress 122 The Millennium Clock Towering circles of life and death 124 The Miller Mausoleum Craigentinny’s marvellous marbles 126 The Moray Estate A grand alternative to the monotonous grid 128 Moray House Garden Pavilion The unspeakable act in the summerhouse 130 The Mound The mud heap with an electric blanket 132 Mr Purves’ Lighting Emporium Illumination without electrics 134 Mr Wood’s Fossils When Stan met Lizzie 136 Muschat’s Cairn The stones tell the tale 138 The Museum on the Mound Money matters 140 The National Monument A magnificent disgrace 142 Newhailes Original splendour – unrestored 144 The Oily Well Liberton’s healing balm 146 Old College Triumphal gateway to knowledge 148 The Old Palm Stove A venerable tree and a whiff of the tropics 150 The Old Royal High School The parliament that never was 152 The Oxford Bar Inspector Rebus’ no-nonsense boozer 154 Parliament Square Historic hub of genius and learning 156 Penguin Parade The zoo’s other black and white stars 158 Piershill Cemetery The sensational last act of a celebrity dog lover 160 The Political Martyrs’ Monument The cause of the people 162 The Portobello Pottery Kilns Days of ginger beer and hot water bottles 164 Portobello Promenade We do like to be beside the seaside 166 The Portrait Gallery Entrance Hall Gilded heroes of the nation 168 The Prestoungrange Gothenburg A fine house for responsible drinking 170 The Radical Road A walk for romantics, built by revolutionaries 172 Ramsay Garden Castles in the air 174 Real Foods The principle of natural selection 176 The Robin Chapel Music and praise in perpetuity 178 Rosslyn Chapel A unique medieval puzzle 180 Sam Burns’ Yard From a needle to an anchor 182 Sandy Bell’s The soul of Scots music 184 Sciennes Jewish Burial Ground A hidden cemetery for a hidden people 186 Scotland Street Station The railway under the New Town 188 The Scott Monument One man and his dog 190 The Sheep Heid Inn Beer and skittles fit for a king 192 Springvalley Gardens Lane Ghost town in Morningside 194 St Bernard’s Well The foul waters of Hygeia 196 St Cecilia’s Hall Listening to the 18th century 198 St Giles’ Cathedral Rooftop Crowning glory 200 St Margaret’s Chapel Simple shrine for a sainted queen 202 St Triduana’s Chapel Spiritual cleansing 204 The Stockbridge Colonies By the workers, for the workers 206 Summerhall Artful revamp of the old vet school 208 Surgeons’ Hall Museums Gruesome, but gripping 210 Swanston A quaint little place in the lap of the hills 212 Thomson’s Tower The curling club and the painting minister 214 The Treasure Trove Homemade, fairtrade, self-aid 216 Trinity Apse A truncated Gothic relic 218 Trinity House A better life on the ocean wave 220 Tupiniquim Ex-Police Box The afterlife of the bobbies’ temples 222 21st Century Kilts Skirts for men of the new millennium 224 Victoria Swing Bridge Keeping the docks in full swing 226 The Witches’ Fountain Fair is foul, and foul is fair 228 World’s End The limits of a gated community 230
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