360º view at Roseburn Street near Murrayfield Stadium #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
360º view at Roseburn Street near Murrayfield Stadium
A selfie of sorts, lurking under the tram bridge outside Murrayfield Stadium. 360º interactive image. #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
A selfie of sorts, lurking under the tram bridge outside Murrayfield Stadium.
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Alternative routes are some considerable distance away. A 14 month closure won't be popular.
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The end of September 2011 saw the road finally being closed. The large S on the bridge denotes the south side. Pedestrians and pedal cyclists are able to pass under the bridge.
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Edinburgh Trams September 2011: Russell Road closed for a year. Pedestrian / cycle access maintained in both directions along Russell Road.
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The crane hoists some machinery over the pedestrian walkway.
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The only part of Russell Road I could find that isn't disgusting.
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A number 22 LRT bus heads towards town on the old railway bridge across Russell Road.
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Windblown seeds have taken root and sprouted in the cracks in the mortar, using sunlight and carbon dioxide and whatever nutrients they can find to grow into plants.
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If this is a fern then it will have reproduced without sex, from a spore, not a seed.
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Grass reflects the infrared light but the stones absorb it, creating this contrasty effect.
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Back in Russell Road I photographed this grass which is thriving in the gap between the stone blocks and the concrete slabs on top.
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Grass is doing well between some of the blocks lower down, too.
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In Russell Road as I was approaching Roseburn a sticker said to me FOCUS ON THIS so I did. I just do what I'm told.
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2013 saw the arrival of an outdoor chess table and chairs and also a table-tennis table in Roseburn Park. A film of rain water on the chess table reflects a nearby lamp post.
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Low winter sun lights up the concrete chess table in Roseburn Park.
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Low sun in the west creates long shadows across the grass.
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Sunsets are a bit of a photographic cliché but irresistible nonetheless. This is the entrance to Haymarket Depot where the trains get serviced
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This view tells us that it's four and a quarter miles to Leith.
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A cyclist heads north having passed under Queensferry Road between Craigleith Crescent and the main Craigleith Road junction beside the shopping centre.
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Vast amounts of traffic thunder over the Queensferry Road bridge every day. Traditional craftsmanship with natural stone means there's no worries about rust or crumbling concrete. An interesting spiral effect from the stones' layout appears because the road doesn't cross the old railway at right angles.
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Same bridge again but looking north. A single-decker LRT bus heads west along Queensferry Road. The steps lead up to the corner of Craigleith Crescent.
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Somebody with an aerosol has found it necessary to augment the existing signs.
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The path passes below the Ravelston Dykes road before heading south to Roseburn.
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Facing north looking under Ravelston Dykes.
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Coltbridge Terrace bridges are visible in Google Earth at 55°56'57.28"N - 3°14'2.36"W are these two bridges.
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Here's a closer look at the stone bridge and the plants adorning it.
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Looking down from the high bridge over the Water of Leith.
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The view downstream of the Water of Leith from the bridge. You can reach here from the cycle path ramp in Russell Road or the nearer one at Wester Coates Terrace.
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At the other (west) side of the bridge is this view over Coltbridge Avenue towards the Murrayfield Stadium.
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The car showroom premises occupied by Kenny Dunn are for sale in April 2010, suggesting a downturn in the luxury car market.
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Previously photographed but I still like the contrast between the metal, the vegetation and the tarmac.
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Zoomed in to show detail of the painted ironwork.
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A slightly wider view shows off the arches.
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An eye-catching display on an advertising hoarding at Roseburn Terrace near the former railway bridge over the main road from Haymarket to Corstorphine.
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This won't have been put up by the usual guy with a brush and a bucket of sticky stuff. The thing about boots and mountains is that the former wear out quicker making them suitable for nailing to a hoarding.
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To remove any doubt that they're real boots I photographed them from different angles. This is a wider, straight-on view.
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Murrayfield Rugby Ground which has played host to The Eagles and Oasis. Some local residents have been less than enamoured with the behaviour of some fans.
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Countless thousands of sports fans and music fans have passed through these turnstiles in Roseburn Street.
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On Corstorphine Rd near Murrayfield Rd there's some strange hotels catering to visiting rugby fans. One has a huge marquee tent fronting the street; this one is just plain weird.
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A peculiar entrance: white stone chippings separated by planks and illuminated by low-energy light bulbs in big boxes.
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As well as stone chippings and tubs with shrubs, there are 2 sofas sitting on what remains of the front lawn. They're probably uncomfortable to sit on after rain.
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'Welcome To Your House' says the sign hanging next to Corstorphine Road.
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A closer look at the strange entrance.
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If these guys are painting the entire stadium it'll take them a while.
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Murrayfield Stadium could inherit the Forth Bridge's painting legend.
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It looks like this man has a control panel to move the platform around.
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This is Roseburn Street photographed on 3rd April 2014. The Murrayfield Stadium Tram Station is finished and has been tested for crowds with volunteer passengers. Normal passenger service hasn't started yet.
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THE HOME OF EDINBURGH RUGBY proclaims the sign on the left of the previous picture's standpoint. The next picture is a close-up of the PROHIBITED ITEMS sign.
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Interesting to see cameras with lenses over 3 inches prohibited. My superzoom compact goes up to 20x optical zoom but it's still less than 3 inches deep.
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From outside the stadium entrance looking across Roseburn Street to the elevated tramlines at the tram station's west end. The new entrance to Haymarket Depot has no need for a level crossing, unlike the Russell Road entrance.
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From the top of the steps, looking across at the south end of Murrayfield Stadium. There would appear to be a lift for wheelchair users on the left.
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A long lens view over the top of the narrow stairway shows the graceful curve of the tram tracks as they pass over the bridge. A train is on the adjacent railway line.
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A vertical view of the steps beside the lift shaft. To the right of the bicycle racks signs warn of the double bend in the road, as well as the low bridge.
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The station was closed because the trams weren't running publicly yet, but I peeked over the barrier to take this shot of the platform.
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This is the view which will greet visitors to Murrayfield when they alight from the tram.
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Looking back along Roseburn Street to the bridge. This route leads to a T junction with West Approach Road on the left and its continuation - Westfield Road on the right.
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Back down at pavement level. The ticket machine stands ready to do business.
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On 28 Feb 2015 rugby supporters on their way to Murrayfield for the rugby. This was the scene at the junction of Roseburn Terrace (the main road) and Roseburn Street.
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From the same point but facing the other way towards the stadium.
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Most of the supporters were headed to the main entrance to the stadium opposite the tram station at Roseburn Street but a few turned right here to the entrances beside Roseburn Park and Murrayfield Ice Rink.
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Lack of yellow lines and common sense means that Roseburn Street gets blocked.
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This lorry is stuck and cannot move forward or back.
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The lorry driver, unable to move his vehicle safely has had to abandon it.
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I chanced upon these steeplejacks attaching giant letters on behalf of BT (Not BlueTooth or Bit Torrent but British Telecom).
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Zoomed in for a closer look.
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Just past the tram bridge over Roseburn Street are the main entrance gates to the Stadium.
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The previous shot as well as this one and the one following were taken in April on a quieter day. Visible just beyond the tram station steps is Roseburn Primary School.
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Opposite the entrance gates on the other side of the street looking up at part of the tram station. At street level is an entrance to the railway's Haymarket Depot.
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The entrance to Murrayfield Ice Rink
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New insulated ceiling, new ice - no markings yet.
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Smooth, shiny ice.
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The entrance at the north end of the building.
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An earlier photo on a busy day.
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Flood works has led to a hole in the ground at Riversdale Crescent Medical Centre.
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The scene from the pedestrian bridge to Roseburn Park.
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All the trees have been chopped down and the riverbank flattened.
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The house shaped like a Channel 4 logo now has additional transport capability.
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2009 - long before the flood barrier, looking downriver from the bridge in the next photo.
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2012 high water level beside Riverside Crescent
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2012 infrared view downriver from the bridge
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2013 infrared view downriver from the bridge
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