2013

NT1972 : Corstorphine Heritage Centre

taken 11 years ago, near to Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland

Corstorphine Heritage Centre
Corstorphine Heritage Centre
The Dower House of Corstorphine Castle, now in the NE corner of St Margaret's Park.
Queen Elizabeth II Fields

To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, and also the London Olympic Games, in 2012, Fields in Trust (the trading name of the National Playing Fields Association) set up the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge. The scheme mirrored in many respects the King George Field programme of 1935 in that it aimed to give protection in perpetuity to free outdoor recreational spaces. Whereas the 1935 scheme largely resulted in new spaces, to a large extent the 2012 Challenge involved funding of improvements to existing open space.
The fundamental link is that open space associated with Fields in Trust cannot be disposed of without the Trust's consent.
The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge has resulted in around 1600 spaces across the UK* being designated, totalling over 20,000 acres of protected recreational space. Each location is awarded a heraldic plaque cast in aluminium, 40cm in diameter including the royal coat of arms and an inscription.
*In Scotland the fields are known as Queen Elizabeth Fields


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Public buildings and spaces Park and Public Gardens Suburb, Urban fringe Educational sites Place: Edinburgh Corstorphine other tags: Heritage Centre Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · House [15] · Margaret's Park [9] · Dower House [5] ·
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NT1972, 82 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 15 October, 2013   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 15 October, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 1990 7265 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.4120N 3:17.0349W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 1989 7267
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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