IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
York Place, EDINBURGH, EH1 3JD
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to York Place, EH1 3JD by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (1512 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Birthplace of James Nasmyth, York Place
The middle door and window belong to the house in which James Nasmyth, inventor of the steam hammer, was born. His was one of the inventions that made Lowland Scotland, especially the West, one of the cradles of the Industrial Revolution. He is buried in the City's Dean Cemetery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Nasmyth
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Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 24 Sep 2011
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James Nasmyth plaque, York Place
Clearly a talented family. James' brother Patrick was, like his father, an accomplished landscape painter.
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 24 Sep 2011
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Doorway in York Place
The birthplace and childhood home of James Nasmyth, inventor of the steam hammer.
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 24 Sep 2011
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Cathedral Lane
The church is on the left - the cathedral at the top is dedicated to Mammon [J Lewis at the St James's Centre].
Image: © M J Richardson
Taken: 4 Nov 2009
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Tram terminus at York Place
Looking across towards Leith Street.
Image: © M J Richardson
Taken: 26 Feb 2014
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York Place looking east
At the town terminus of the Edinburgh tram 'network' - a single line from here to the Airport. It was originally planned to go down to Leith, and have a branch to Granton, but contractual and management problems meant the full project was curtailed.
Image: © M J Richardson
Taken: 26 Feb 2014
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End of the line, for now
Traffic cones across the tramline which now continues down Leith Walk. Not long before the line finally opens. The temporary (for nearly 10 years) stop at York Place has now been removed.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 25 Jan 2023
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St. Pauls & St. Georges Church, Edinburgh
Image: © Derek Tootill
Taken: 5 Apr 2010
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The Conan Doyle, York Place
A pub which stands opposite the birthplace of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, demolished along with a whole block of New Town houses in 1970 to make way for a large traffic roundabout!
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 25 Sep 2011
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