Date: 29/07/2021

Designed by W.R Herring, the Granton gasworks have been a fixture of the North Edinburgh skyline since their construction in the 1890s - but although they^re no longer in use, their story isn^t over yet.

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The Edinburgh gasworks that was never completed and now sits abandoned

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Designed by W.R Herring, the Granton gasworks have been a fixture of the North Edinburgh skyline since their construction in the 1890s - but although they're no longer in use, their story isn't over yet.

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Granton Gasworks No 10 (Andrew Barclay 1890 of 1926) outside her shed awaiting removal to the Strathspey Railway in 1973. Later used by the Lochty Private Railway and now at KFRPS Methil.
Location: Granton Gasworks
Company: Edinburgh and Leith Gas Commissioners
//1973 Bill Roberton

A Strathspey Railway Association work party dismantle a turnout, donated by the Scottish Gas Board, at Granton Gasworks in 1974. Beyond is the former engine shed and to to right is the curved platform of the old station.
Location: Granton Gasworks [Station]
Company: Edinburgh and Leith Gas Commissioners
//1974 Bill Roberton

Granton Gasworks station from the south in 1999. Three gasholders still stood at that time, the easternmost of which dominates the view.
Location: Granton Gasworks [Station]
Company: Edinburgh and Leith Gas Commissioners
//1999 Ewan Crawford

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