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Following some discussion below, this
turns out to be
Harrison Park
Cycle Track |
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Several suggestions have been made. Please see
replies 5, 6 and 7
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1960s
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Reproduced with acknowledgement to Thomas Lee, Edinburgh
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Cycle Track |
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1.
Liberton
Thomas Lee who sent me the photograph above tells me that he is
not sure about the location. He believes that it is probably
somewhere around Liberton . Liberton lies about 3
miles SSE of the centre of Edinburgh.
If you recognise the location,
please e-mail me.
Thank you. - Peter Stubbs.
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2.
About half an hour after I added this picture to the web site,
I received an email from Bob Henderson.
Bob wrote:
Hallhead Road
"I am almost certain this is the
Hallhead Road track, where the team started by Tony Main called
the Hallhead Pirates rode.
It is a much better track than it was
in my day."
Bob Henderson, Burdiehouse, Edinburgh:
January 29, 2008.
However, please see 4. below,
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3.
Thank you to Forbes Wilson who wrote:
Mount Vernon
Road
"The location for this cycle track is
in that corner park formed by Kirk Brae and Mount Vernon Road.
The rear of the houses
on the left of the photograph face onto Mount Vernon Road.
The photographer is looking across the
traffic lights (now formed by Lasswade Road, Kirk Brae, Kirkgate
and Mount Vernon Road) towards Liberton Kirk and Kirkgate."
Forbes WIlson, nr Guildford, Surrey, England:
January 30, 2008 |
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4.
Bob Henderson sent further comments.
Bob wrote:
Liberton
"I have had another look at this photo
and Forbes Wilson is right. The kirk in the background is
definitely Liberton Kirk.
I thought it was the kirk at
Newington, but the square tower gives the clue."
Bob Henderson, Burdiehouse, Edinburgh:
January 30, 2008. |
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5.
However, Brian Clapp writes:
Harrison Park
"As far as I know , there hasn't been
any correction posted for the 1960s photo of the cycling track,
allegedly at Liberton.
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The squared tower church is situated
in Polwarth Terrace and the picture was taken at Harrison Park on
the same day as the Scottish Rangers v. Alan Forbes meet."
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Brian Clapp, Edinburgh: February 2008 |
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6.
Donald Grant confirms this location. He writes:
Harrison Park
"I can now say with
certainty that Brian Clapp is quite correct in that the photo he
identifies as Harrison Park is indeed that location.
I am able to
say
that after checking the location using an aerial map on which the
very
faint outline of what was the cycle track can be seen, just where
it
should be relative to the church in the photo.
Sadly the tracks at
The Jewel and Liberton (if there was a Liberton track) are both
completely
obliterated so it was not possible to precisely locate them.
Donald Grant, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland:
February 13, 2008
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7.
©
Thank you to Neil Lawrence for sending this photograph from a
similar position in 2008, with Polwarth Parish Church 'The
Candlish' shown in the background.
This provides further evidence (if such is needed) that the
race track was in Harrison Park.
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Neil adds:
"I remember cycling around this track
in Harrison Park as a young lad."
Neil Lawrence, Fountiainbridge, Edinburgh February
25, 2008
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