North British Rubber Company at Gilmore Park
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North British Rubber Company at Gilmore Park
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 3 Apr 2014
Dating from 1865, the NBRC buildings have been disused for sometime and threatened with demolition as part of the redevelopment of the area. Here they are viewed from Fountainbridge. For earlier images and history see Kim Traynor's photos from 2011 Image and 2012 Image It is reported [Metro, 2 April 2014] that the building is closer to being saved with a Heritage Lottery Fund grant to turn it into a visual and creative arts centre. http://www.creativescotland.com/what-we-do/latest-news/archive/2015/10/new-headquarters-for-edinburgh-printmakers
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Image Location
Latitude
55.942176
Longitude
-3.213052