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Answer: Edinburgh University Playing Fields, Craiglockhart
Now part of the school sports grounds for George Watson's College
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to John Stirling, Currie, Edinburgh: November 6, 2009 Photographer not known
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Old Photo Thank you to John Stirling for allowing me to reproduce this photo. The photo is taken from a collection of glass plates that John rescued from being destroyed in 1974. The photographer is not known. Some of the other photos from this series are known to have been taken between about 1910 and 1920. |
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Myreside This photo was taken at Edinburgh University Playing Fields, Myreside (but see 'Answer 1' below). The tennis courts are in the background, and the steps to the pavilion can be seen on the left. Here is another photo, possibly taken on the same occasion. This one shows more of the pavilion in the background: ... and this photo shows the whole of the pavilion in the background. Peter Stubbs: November 24, 2009 |
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Answer 1. Jonathan Sheach Edinburgh |
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Thank you to Jonathan Sheach, a pupil at George Watson's College for shedding more light onto this photo, and other photos from the same series. Jonathan wrote: |
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Craiglockhart and Myreside Playing Fields "The playing fields in this photo are at Myreside, but they should be referred to as 'Craiglockhart Playing Fields', so as not to be confused with the 'real' Myreside fields that are right next door and are also part of George Watson's College. There was a change of ownership* of the Craiglockhart fields at in 1961. The education board of George Watson's College had requested the re-zoning of the fields, shortly before the amalgamation of GWC and George Watson's Ladies College." * George Watson's College: An Illustrated History |
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Jonathan Sheach, George Watson's College, Edinburgh: May 20, 2010 |
