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©Bilbo
Dist:0.2km<br/>Supplemental image showing closeup of the old pedestrian entrance to the hospital, with the original wrought iron sign. In 1928/29 Parliament, with Stanley Baldwin as Prime Minister, passed an Act which permitted Town Councils to institute Municipal Hospitals and every town hastened to convert their Poor Law Institutions in this manner. Edinburgh Council set up the Western General and the Eastern General Hospitals The Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh, was in Seafield Road, and used to be the main hospital for the residents of the Eastern part of the city, hence the name. Whereas the Western General is still open, this one was shut down, and the land sold off for housing. Naturally, the site is mainly empty with only the gates and a couple of lodge buildings remaining.
©Mr H
Dist:0.2km<br/>In 1928/29 Parliament, with Stanley Baldwin as Prime Minister, passed an Act which permitted Town Councils to institute Municipal Hospitals and every town hastened to convert their Poor Law Institutions in this manner. Edinburgh Council set up the Western General and the Eastern General Hospitals The Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh, was in Seafield Road, and used to be the main hospital for the residents of the Eastern part of the city, hence the name. Whereas the Western General is still open, this one was shut down, and the land sold off for housing. Naturally, the site is mainly empty with only the gates and a couple of lodge buildings remaining.
©Mr H
Dist:0.3km<br/>Vacant tin sheds, Seafield.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.3km<br/>Car park for now vacant tin shed shops. A large development site which will see some changes.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.3km<br/>By Seafield Road, home of the carpet and tile warehouse.
©Callum Black
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©kim traynor
Dist:0.3km<br/>The view of the level crossing, as seen from a pedestrian footbridge which crosses the railway line. The road on the right is Seafield Road and the road which has the level crossing is Marine Esplanade.
©Sandy Gemmill
Dist:0.3km<br/>The view from the pedestrian footbridge of the railway line which leads to the eastern side of Leith Docks. The road on the left is Seafield Road.
©Sandy Gemmill
Dist:0.3km<br/>The view from the south western end of the footbridge over the railwayline which runs to the eastern side of Leith Docks.
©Sandy Gemmill
Dist:0.3km<br/>Built as an alternative route when the adjacent level crossing was in use.
©kim traynor
Dist:0.3km<br/>Although it looks abandoned, I suppose somebody, somewhere is aware of the existence of this old railway stock. This is just one of several examples of what I assume are old bogies standing along a considerable length of track.
©kim traynor
Dist:0.3km<br/>A walkway and cyclepath on the disused railway line from Seafield. The line was operated by the Caledonian Railway and ran from the South Leith Goods Station and the eastern end of Leith Docks. The line ran from east to west and joined the main Caledonian Railway network at the western end of Leith Docks.
©Sandy Gemmill
Dist:0.3km<br/>The view of the entrance to the walkway along the former railway line from Seafield, at the end of Restalrig Crescent.
©Sandy Gemmill
Dist:0.3km<br/>Train awaiting clearance to cross the level crossing at Seafield. Probably picking up imported coal for Cockenzie power station, although sewage sludge is also exported from here by rail.
©Richard Webb

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