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Irene Beaver

Kirkliston, Edinburgh

Thank you to Irene Beaver who wrote:

Newington Station

"The building to the right of this photo is now owned by Edinburgh People's Theatre, the drama club to which I belong. 

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We build our sets and rehearse our plays there.  Entering through the front door, is like going into the Tardis, as once downstairs, the whole place extends out through the back.

Irene Beaver, Kirkliston, Edinburgh:  January 18, 2009

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Irene Beaver

Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland

Thank you to Irene Beaver who asked:

Question

St Cuthbert's Store - Fire!

"Would you or any of your contributors know in which year there was a serious fire in St Cuthbert's Nicolson Street Store?

My mother bought a fire-damaged fridge (our first) in the sale afterwards. 

It had to be before 1963 as we lived in South Oxford Street at the time of the fire.  We moved to the new Cornbank Estate in Penicuik in 1963."

Irene Beaver, Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland:  January 8, 2010

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Andy Duff

Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

Thank you to Andy Duff who wrote:

St Cuthbert's Store - Fire!

1962

"The fire at St Cuthberts store in Nicholson street would have been in 1962, as my wife and I had just moved up to live in West Nicolson street then.

I remember the fire well, as I was working on the burnt-out section, pulling it down.

My best and worst memory is the day was when I went through the  burnt-out floor, dead above the bakery department.  God was on my side that day:  I had no injuries, just a red face and heaps of flak from my mates."

Andy Duff, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia:  November 15 2016

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Susan McLeod

Edinburgh

Here is a message that Susan McLeod posted in the EdinPhoto guest book:

William Thorburn

Grocers

"There used to be a grocers/wine merchants in Salisbury Place, Newington, called Wm Thorburn.  Does anybody remember this shop or the people who worked there?"

Susan McLeod:  Message posted in EdinPhoto guest book:  January 4 2011

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Bob Hunter

Edinburgh

Thank you to Bob Hunter for replying to Susan McLeod's question above.

Bob wrote:

William Thorburn

Grocers

"There were three shops, grocer on the left, flower shop on the right with a pet shop in the middle. My mother ran the pet shop for years."

Bob Hunter, Edinburgh:  16 October 2016

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Linda Adamson

Edinburgh

Linda Adamson wrote:

Hope Park Terrace

Former Church

Question

"I'm looking for information about this former church in Hope Park Terrace. Above what I take to have been the main door there is a star of David.

Can anyone tell me the significance of that? Was the church used as a synagogue at some time or is the explanation quite different?"

Linda Adamson, Edinburgh:  3 November 2015

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Terry Cox

Fairmilehead, Edinburgh

Thank you to Terry Cox who replied:

Hope Park Terrace

Former Church

"I've had a look at various books I have but, disappointingly, the only thing I can find on this church is this entry in Pevsner:

The church has been listed in various P.O. directories as Hope Park & Buccleuch Congregational Church, so it doesn't look as if it was used as a synagogue.

This is probably not what Linda is looking for, but there you are!"

Terry Cox, Fairmilehead, Edinburgh:   5 November 2015

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