The Meadows

This path leaves Melville Drive and passes below four whale jawbones before heading NE to the junction of North Meadow Walk and Middle Meadow Walk. This view is in the opposite direction looking up Meadow Place towards Marchmont Road.

I was passing as the funfair was packing up and leaving town, and snapped this shot of a lorry-sized portion of one of the rides. The picture was taken on the north Side of Melville Drive facing east (opposite Meadow Place).

The first of a few pictures taken on the 12th of June '04, the day of the Nude Cycle Ride.

There was quite a high police presence on The Meadows that day, hovering discreetly about nearby in case they were needed. They were too gregarious to hover discretely, however.

There were several relaxed games of cricket taking place.

The footpath is behind the trees on the right of the picture. Melville Drive arcs round to the right in the middle distance. Further away can be seen the spire of Barclay Church. Joggers prefer to run inside the avenue of trees and have worn their own path parallel to the cyclepath and footpath.

On the morning of the Say No to Poverty march Melville Drive is closed to traffic. It's early and nothing has started yet, so the policeman on the motorbike has time to chat to these two gentlemen in the morning sunshine.

The small traveling funfair has Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat as a backdrop. Nearby are other attractions the Chinese State Circus and The LadyBoys of Bangkok.

The Lady Boys of Bangkok may have already gone back to Thailand. Only a single trailer remains on this misty morning on the Meadows. The Chinese State Circus left a few days earlier.

Melville Drive is on the right. Ahead lies the footpath / running track which runs parallel. The line of trees on the left in the middle distance is Middle Meadow Walk.

The runners are about to turn left into Hope Park Crescent and Buccleuch Street.

People are walking on the footpaths that criss-cross The Meadows, and people a few pixels high can clearly be seen walking on the skyline on Arthur's Seat.

Charming old houses at Meadow Lane

Two entrances share the stairs. Another is underneath.

A wide angle view of this multi-storey tower.

The sunlight picks out the rough texture of the stone.

Another view from the north end at the corner of Buccleuch Place.

These three transportable male toilets (pissoir) provide relief for up to twelve people at once.

Rain clouds to the north and a rainbow arcs over Jawbone Walk.

Second shot from further left. Rain clouds and a rainbow.

I'm happy to say that the police showed no sign of irritation at being photographed. No photographers were arrested as suspected terrorists.

February 2010 and there's a big police presence here at the Anti-Fascist protest at the east end of The Meadows near the children's play park. The BNP didn't show up.

The first of a few photos of the Meadows Festival and its stalls.

A large, desktop wallpaper sized view. Middle Meadow Walk runs across the middle of the picture. North Meadow Walk crosses it on the right.

From the same location looking along Jawbone Walk towards Melville Drive.

Looking directly up the slope of Middle Meadow Walk towards Lauriston Place and Forrest Road.

The running track running parallel to Melville Drive.

The first of the photos of Pedal on Parliament in May 2003.

Boroughloch Walk crosses North Meadow Walk at the east end of The Meadows.

A High Definition picture of The Meadows with Arthur's Seat behind. People are visible on the summit.

More Meadows Festival photos, mostly taken by the Autographer wearable camera.

Man and dog at the western end of The Meadows.

An IR look at some of the stalls and the prospective customers.

The view across the foot of Bruntsfield Links and The Meadows to Quartermile.

November sunshine picks out the detail. This area was once a loch which drained into a burn which flowed down near where Lothian Road is today. This avenue leads from Melville Drive (near Livingstone Place) to the junction of Middle Meadow Walk, Jawbone Walk and North Meadow Walk.

From near the foot of the sloping section of Middle Meadow Walk, the view from Jawbone Walk towards Melville Drive. Lots of people are hanging out in the sunshine.

A large, desktop wallpaper sized view. Middle Meadow Walk runs across the middle of the picture. North Meadow Walk crosses it on the right.

Coronation Walk branches off the south end of Jawbone Walk, connecting Melville Drive to Chalmers Street.

The first of a fewphotos taken on May 6, 2017. (First 4 are InfraRed.)

Jawbone Walk

Jawbone Walk at the junction of Middle Meadow Walk and North Meadow Walk.

People hanging out in the sunshine.

People hanging out in the sunshine.

Looking up Middle Meadow Walk towards Lauriston Place.

This rapper was getting recorded.

The man in the shorts is holding a kite's string. A steady easterly breeze kept the kite aloft.

A wide shot of people enjoying themselves.

The Meadows Festival 2017

Counteracting the credulous

5 band members competing with amplified music

Colourful clothes on sale at many of the stalls

Hippy bags

recycled yarn

Lots of bric-a-brac

wooden carving

hippy hats

Quartermile buildings behind the trees at North Meadow Walk

Warning Notice

Another fairground ride, not quite as scary because riders aren't flipped upside down.

Zoomed in

Zoomed in more

Zoomed in more still

A wide (1920 pixels) view beside Jawbone Walk

Quartermile buildings behind the trees at North Meadow Walk

Looking west

People watching a dog show

The second tower from the left has the really scary ride with the warning notice.

The last picture from the 2017 Meadows Festival

Early preparations for the 2018 Women's March include adequate toilets

The remaining Women's March photos are on The Bridges page.