2018

NT2574 : Edinburgh St James

taken 6 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland

This is 1 of 8 images, with title Edinburgh St James in this square
Edinburgh St James
Edinburgh St James
Looking across the empty site of the St James Centre.
Edinburgh St James

The demolition of the unlovely 1960s St James' Centre just beyond the eastern end of Princes Street, to be reconstructed as Edinburgh St James - a large retail, hotel, residential and leisure development
LinkExternal link. The construction phase began on 17 October 2016, with the closure of the St James Shopping Centre and the beginning of its demolition, which is anticipated to take around 18 months to complete. Leith Street is closed until 31 August 2018. The retail and leisure element is anticipated to complete in 2020, followed by full scheme completion in 2021.
[b]August 2020:[b/] Delays in working due to Covid-19 restrictions mean that Spring 2021 is now the date anticipated for completion of the first phase, and 2022 for the rest.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands City, Town centre Construction, Development Place: Edinburgh Primary Subject: Demolition Site other tags: Redevelopment Building Site Cranes Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St [596] · Edinburgh [584] · Centre [281] · St James Centre [87] Title Clusters: · Edinburgh St James [8] ·
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NT2574, 1638 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 27 March, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 28 March, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2589 7413 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.2674N 3:11.3071W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2594 7409
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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