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Upper Spylaw Mill

beside the Water of Leith, Colinton

 

Paintings

Upper Spylaw Mill - Painting by Dodds - Hens in the yard ©

Painting by Dodds

Hens in the yard at
Upper Spylaw Mill

Upper Spylaw Mill - Edinburgh Merchant Company painting - Looking up at the Mill from the Water of Leith ©

Edinburgh Merchant Company

Looking up at the mill
from the Water of Leith

Upper Spylaw Mill - Edinburgh Merchant Company painting - Hens in the yard ©

Edinburgh Merchant Company

Hens in the yard at
Upper Spylaw Mill

 

Photographs

2006

Snowing

Snow

Upper Spylaw Mill, beside the Water of Leith near Colinton - View from the east, looking upstream ©

Upper Spylaw Mill from the East

Upper Spylaw Mill, beside the Water of Leith near Colinton - View from the east, looking upstream ©

Upper Spylaw Mill from the East

Upper Spylaw Mill, beside the Water of Leith near Colinton - View from the west, looking towards Colinton ©

Upper Spylaw Mill from the West

Upper Spylaw Mill, beside the Water of Leith near Colinton - View from the west, looking towards Colinton ©

Upper Spylaw Mill from the West

The former riding stables at Upper Spylaw Mill, beside the Water of Leith at Colinton ©

The old Riding Stables

The former riding stables at Upper Spylaw Mill, beside the Water of Leith at Colinton ©

The old Riding Stables

 

Notes on Upper Spylaw Mill

beside the Water of Leith, half a mile west of Colinton

The Mill

Upper Spylaw Mill it situated on the north bank of the Water of Leith, about half a mile upstream from Colinton.  This was originally a paper mill, then a snuff mill belonging to George Gillespie.

Upper Spylaw Mill, beside the Water of Leith near Colinton - View from the east, looking upstream ©

Like all the other old mills on the Water of Leith, Upper Spylaw Mill no longer operates as a mill.  It is now a private house. 

For many years, the low white buildings to the east of the mill were used as stables for a riding establishment:

  The former riding stables at Upper Spylaw Mill, beside the Water of Leith at Colinton ©

The Railway

The railway line from Edinburgh to Balerno through Colinton used to run up the valley of the Water of Leith, beside Upper Spylaw Mill.

  Loco No 47163 at Colinton Station on 19 June 1958 ©

The route of the railway has now been converted to a footpath and cycle track.

  The Water of Leith Walkway, built on the course of the Edinburgh to Balerno Railway, at Upper Spylaw Mill, near Colinton ©

 

 

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EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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