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Archive for September, 2005
Postcard From Scotland
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Trinity House from the Churchyard of South Leith Church
Wednesday, September 28th, 2005
Foot of Leith Walk (c1980)
Wednesday, September 28th, 2005
Street Signs of Old Leith
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
Well House Tower gets facelift for its eighth century
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005One of the city’s oldest buildings is undergoing conservation work in a bid to rescue it from ruin.
The Well House Tower in West Princes Street Gardens was built in 1362 and formed part of Edinburgh Castle’s defences. It guarded the St Margaret’s Well, which supplied the Castle’s residents with water and was named after the 11th Century Queen of Scotland.
Work to restore and conserve the tower commences this week at a cost of around £40,000 and is jointly funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and Historic Scotland.
John Lawson, City Archaeologist for the Council, says: “The Well House Tower has suffered from benign neglect and it’s not presented in a manner which demonstrates its important role in the city’s heritage. Tourists and locals alike could easily walk past the tower every day with no idea of its history and significance.
“The work we’re undertaking will remedy that and enable us to repair some of the damage to the tower. We will also conduct a comprehensive programme of building recording and conservation. The medieval site has never been formally excavated before so we are taking the opportunity to dig some exploratory trial pits. All of the information gathered will aid us in interpreting the Well-House Tower for modern audiences.”
The work is expected to take two years to complete.
South Leith 1836
Monday, September 26th, 2005
Newhaven 1890
Monday, September 26th, 2005
South Leith Picnic 1910
Sunday, September 25th, 2005
The Changing Leith
Sunday, September 25th, 2005
