Hutchison Cottages, Slateford Road
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Hutchison Cottages, Slateford Road
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 5 Sep 2011
A typical block of council housing in the cottage-style, built along the north side of Slateford Road in 1921, shortly after the First World War, as part of the drive to make Britain "a fit land for heroes to live in" (Lloyd George). The row is named after the Lord Provost of the time.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.929229
Longitude
-3.240817