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Fire in the Old Town
7 December 2002
On the evening on
Saturday 7 December, a fire broke out in the Cowgate in the Old Town
of Edinburgh. It extended to some properties in the South
Bridge. The first 4 photos and pictures below show the scene on Monday 9
December.
Please click here to see brief
comments in the Guest
Book concerning the fire, and here to see a
map. |
Edinburgh Old Town Fire
- December 2002 |
1
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - Gilded Balloon in the Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_-_gilded_balloon_1wf0a_small.jpg) |
2
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - The Gilded Balloon, Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_-_gilded_balloon_1wf17a_close_small.jpg) |
3
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - The Gilded Balloon, Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_-_gilded_balloon_1wf17a_tall_small.jpg) |
4
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - The South Bridge](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_-_south_bridge_3a_small.jpg) |
5
![Photographs by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - Dismantling the wall in Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_dismantling_wall_1wj10a_small.jpg) |
6
![Photographs by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - Dismantling wall in Cowgate (close-up)](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_dismantling_wall_close_1wj27a_small.jpg) |
7
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - Dismantling wall in the Cowgate (close-up)](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_dismantling_wall_vertical_1wj13a_small.jpg) |
8
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fier in the Old Town of Edinburgh - looking to the East along Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_cowgate_1wm3_small.jpg) |
9
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - after the collapse of the Cowgate wall](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_fallen_wall_vertical_1wl15_small.jpg) |
10
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - after the collapse of the Cowgate wall](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_fallen_wall_lorry_1wm1_small.jpg) |
11
![Photogarph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - after the collapse of the Cowgate wall](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_fallen_wall_1wl16_small.jpg) |
12
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - after the collapse of the Cowgate wall (close-up)](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_fallen_wall_close_1wl17_small.jpg) |
©
For
permission to reproduce any of the images on this page, please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk
|
DATES:
Fire 7-8 Dec, /
Photos 1,2,3,4 9 Dec, /
Photos 5,6,7 20 Dec /
Photos 9,11,12
23 Dec /
Photos 8,10
24 Dec |
The 'pictures' below
are computer-produced.
They have been derived from the photographs using the Photoshop program. |
Edinburgh Old Town Fire
- December 2002 |
1
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - Gilded Balloon, Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_-_gilded_balloon_1wf0a_drybrush_small.jpg) |
2
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - The Gilded Balloon, Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_-_gilded_balloon_1wf17a_close_drybrush2_small.jpg) |
3
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - The Gilded Balloon, Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_-_gilded_balloon_1wf17a_tall_drybrush3_small.jpg) |
4
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - South Bridge](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_-_south_bridge_3a_drybrush_small1.jpg) |
5
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - The Gilded Balloon frontage](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_dismantling_wall_1wj10ad_small.jpg) |
6
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Dismantling the wall in the Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_dismantling_wall_close_1wj27ad_small.jpg) |
7
![Photographs by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - Dismantling the wall in the Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_dismantling_wall_vertical_1wj13ads_small.jpg) |
8
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - The Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_cowgate_1wm3d_small.jpg) |
9
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Dome of Edinburgh University Old College, North Bridge](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_fallen_wall_vertical_1wl15d_small.jpg) |
10
![Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - after the collapse of the wall iin the Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_fallen_wall_lorry_1wm1c_small.jpg) |
11
![Photographs by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old town of Edinburgh - after the collapse of the wall in the Cowgate](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_fallen_wall_1wl16c_small.jpg) |
12
![Photographs by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - December 2002 - Fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh - after the collapse of the wall in the Cowgate (close-up)](../0_my_p_edyr_12/0_my_photos_edyr_12_2002_fire_-_fallen_wall_close_1wl17pe_small.jpg) |
©
For
permission to reproduce any of the images on this page, please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk
|
DATES:
Fire 7-8 Dec, /
Photos 1,2,3,4 9 Dec, /
Photos 5,6,7 20 Dec /
Photos 9,11,12
23 Dec /
Photos 8,10
24 Dec |
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