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Located at 10 Windsor Place EH15 2AA, this TE has the code ESPOR. It provides... (more)

Tags: BT Telephone Exchange   top:Coastal   top:Communications   type:Geograph   area:Portobello   place:Portobello   name:Portobello   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   Telephone Exchange   Telephone Exchanges in Scotland   Urban Telephone Exchange  

The entrance to the recently opened [2016] replacement for the old Portobello... (more)

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   top:Lowlands   New School   place:Portobello   Portobello High School   subject:School   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

In the process of demolition.A new school has been built on a local park, and... (more)

Tags: top:Construction, Development   subject:Demolition Site   place:Edinburgh   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   top:Lowlands   place:Portobello   Portobello High School   School (Former)   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

In the process of demolition. A new school has been built on a local park, and... (more)

Tags: top:Construction, Development   subject:Demolition Site   place:Edinburgh   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   top:Lowlands   place:Portobello   Portobello High School   School (Former)   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Early 20thC restored pottery kilns and early 21thC housing at Portobello.

Tags: subject:Apartment Block   Apartment Blocks   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   type:Geograph   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   top:Housing, Dwellings   place:Portobello   Pottery Kilns   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The door, with an impression of what it might look like when peering in.

Tags: Art   type:Close Look   Door   place:Edinburgh   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:Kiln   top:Lowlands   place:Portobello   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The 'tutu' is a new feature, and I'm not sure what it is for.... (more)

Tags: place:Edinburgh   type:Geograph   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:Kiln   top:Lowlands   place:Portobello   Pottery Kilns   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The pupil entrance on Park Avenue - locked! In my day we had to go to school on... (more)

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Educational Sites   Entrance Gates   type:Geograph   top:Lowlands   New School   place:Portobello   Portobello High School   subject:School   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

A view of the west end from Park Avenue, where there seems to be practical... (more)

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   top:Lowlands   New School   New School Building   place:Portobello   Portobello High School   subject:School   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Looking east along its length - the new school has been built on a long but narrow site.

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Educational Sites   Footpath   type:Geograph   top:Lowlands   New School   top:Paths   place:Portobello   Portobello High School   subject:School   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The west end of the new school. We never had a smart bike shed like that when I... (more)

Tags: Cycle Racks   place:Edinburgh   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   top:Lowlands   New School   place:Portobello   Portobello High School   subject:School   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Entrance to staff and visitors car park on Milton Road.

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   top:Lowlands   New School   place:Portobello   Portobello High School   subject:School   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Sea front flats at Harbour Green. For an earlier view from near the same spot... (more)

Tags: subject:Apartment Block   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   top:Housing, Dwellings   New Housing   place:Portobello   Redevelopment Area   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   Then and Now  

The two restored Portobello Pottery kilns, looking from the new housing at... (more)

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:Kiln   top:Lowlands   place:Portobello   Pottery Kilns   Restoration   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   Then and Now  

One of the two early 20C kilns of the Portobello Pottery after restoration.

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:Kiln   top:Lowlands   place:Portobello   Pottery Kilns   Restoration   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   Then and Now  

The restoration of the 1906 and 1909 Portobello Pottery kilns is now complete,... (more)

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   top:Housing, Dwellings   top:Lowlands   New Housing   place:Portobello   subject:Pottery   Pottery Kilns   Restoration   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   Then and Now  

Looking north on Bridge Street.

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   top:Housing, Dwellings   subject:Kiln   top:Lowlands   New Housing   place:Portobello   Pottery Kilns   Restoration   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   Then and Now  

Seen from the east on Bridge Street.

Tags: place:Edinburgh   top:Grassland   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:Kiln   top:Lowlands   place:Portobello   Pottery Kilns   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The modern building home to the Portobello branch of the Bank of Scotland on... (more)

Tags: bank:Bank of Scotland   top:Business, Retail, Services   place:Edinburgh   place:Portobello   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The steelwork will, I presume, be the roof of underground car parking. Note the... (more)

Tags: subject:Construction   top:Construction, Development   place:Edinburgh   top:Housing, Dwellings   top:Lowlands   New Housing Development   place:Portobello   Pottery Kilns   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The work on the kilns has finished, and the large hole by their side has become... (more)

Tags: subject:Construction   top:Construction, Development   place:Edinburgh   top:Housing, Dwellings   top:Lowlands   New Housing Development   place:Portobello   Pottery Kilns   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

A quiet, wide, cobbled residential street in Portobello.

Tags: Cobbled Street   place:Edinburgh   place:Portobello   Residential Street   top:Roads, Road Transport  

Looking along Portobello High Street at the crossroads with Bath Street and... (more)

Tags: place:Edinburgh   place:Portobello   Road Junction   top:Roads, Road Transport   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Abercorn Park, situated on Abercorn Terrace in the centre of Portobello. The... (more)

Tags: Category C Listed Structure   place:Edinburgh   top:Park and Public Gardens   place:Portobello   Public Park  

Portobello Community Garden is located on the corner of the Promenade and John... (more)

Tags: Community Garden   place:Edinburgh   top:Park and Public Gardens   place:Portobello   Public Park  

Looking along Portobello Promenade. The modern building on the left is on the... (more)

Tags: place:Edinburgh   Path   top:Paths   place:Portobello   Promenade  

New flats are being constructed on the site of a former fun park and amusement... (more)

Tags: Construction Site   top:Construction, Development   place:Edinburgh   place:Portobello  

The public toilets owned by Edinburgh City Council on the promenade on Portobello.

Tags: place:Edinburgh   place:Portobello   top:Public Buildings and Spaces   Public Toilets  

One of the groynes on the beach at Portobello.

Tags: Beach   place:Edinburgh   top:Estuary, Marine   Groyne   place:Portobello  

Looking northeast from the Promenade at Portobello to North Berwick Law, 27km away.

Tags: Beach   subject:Coast   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   top:Estuary, Marine   Firth of Forth   type:Geograph   North Berwick Law   place:Portobello   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

One of the opportunist Starlings [Sturnus vulgaris] looking for crumbs on the... (more)

Tags: subject:Bird   type:Close Look   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   place:Portobello   bird:Starling   bird:Sturnus Vulgaris   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

One of the opportunist Starlings [Sturnus vulgaris] looking for crumbs on the... (more)

Tags: subject:Bird   type:Close Look   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   place:Portobello   bird:Starling   bird:Sturnus Vulgaris   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

Looking down Bath Street from its junction with Portobello High Street.

Tags: top:Business, Retail, Services   place:Edinburgh   place:Portobello   Road Junction   top:Roads, Road Transport   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The Royal Bank of Scotland on Portobello High Street occupies a building... (more)

Tags: top:Business, Retail, Services   Category B Listed Building   place:Edinburgh   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   place:Portobello   bank:Royal Bank of Scotland  

This building on Portobello High Street was originally built for the Royal Bank... (more)

Tags: Bookmakers   top:Business, Retail, Services   Category B Listed Building   place:Edinburgh   Former Bank Building   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   place:Portobello   William Hill  

The Prince of Wales Fountain stands in the centre of Portobello Promenade. The... (more)

Tags: Category B Listed Building   place:Edinburgh   Fountain   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   top:Paths   place:Portobello   Promenade  

The Figgate Burn flowing across the sandy beach at Portobello into the Firth of Forth.

Tags: Beach   Burn   place:Edinburgh   top:Estuary, Marine   place:Portobello   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   Stream  

Looking west along the wide empty expanse of Portobello Promenade.

Tags: top:Paths   place:Portobello   Promenade  

This photo shows people at an Open Day that was held on Saturday 27th September... (more)

Tags: Bus Garage Open Day   type:Geograph   area:Portobello   place:Portobello   top:Roads, Road Transport   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Easter Sunday afternoon - not a lot of activity, no doubt a result of the... (more)

Tags: subject:Beach   Beach   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Housing, Dwellings   place:Joppa   place:Portobello  

New housing on Bath Street, old housing on Straiton Place, and a Polish... (more)

Tags: Busker   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   Housing   top:Housing, Dwellings   top:Paths   place:Portobello   subject:Promenade   Promenade   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

One of Portobello's Beach House Cafe's tables, looking out to the... (more)

Tags: Beach   top:Business, Retail, Services   subject:Cafe   Cafe   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   place:Firth of Forth   type:Geograph   place:Portobello   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

On the last Friday in July.

Tags: subject:Beach   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   top:Estuary, Marine   place:Firth of Forth   type:Geograph   top:Housing, Dwellings   place:Portobello   top:Sport, Leisure   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Looking northwest from the Promenade on the last Friday in July.

Tags: subject:Beach   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   top:Estuary, Marine   place:Firth of Forth   type:Geograph   place:Portobello   top:Sport, Leisure   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Looking along to the end marker. Comparisons with images from 2014 and 2015... (more)

Tags: Beach   subject:Coast   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   top:Estuary, Marine   place:Firth of Forth   type:Geograph   Groyne   place:Portobello   Sea Shore   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   Then and Now  

The burn flows into the Firth of Forth at Portobello. Its source is in the... (more)

Tags: Burn   subject:Coast   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   top:Estuary, Marine   Figgate Burn   place:Firth of Forth   type:Geograph   place:Portobello   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   Sea Shore   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

A narrow lane between rows of terraced houses in the area between the promenade... (more)

Tags: Back Lane   place:Edinburgh   place:Portobello   top:Roads, Road Transport  

A café on the Promenade, busy on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Tags: top:Business, Retail, Services   Cafe   subject:Cafe   type:Close Look   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   top:Paths   place:Portobello   Promenade   Street Scene   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Starlings waiting for crumbs on the promenade wall at Portobello.

Tags: Beach   subject:Coast   top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   Firth of Forth   type:Geograph   place:Portobello   bird:Starling   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

Graffito on a wall by the Promenade at Portobello.

Tags: top:Coastal   place:Edinburgh   type:Geograph   subject:Graffiti   top:Housing, Dwellings   place:Portobello   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   Terraced Houses