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There was a grand opening of Granton Station Square on Saturday, the first major milestone of the Granton Waterfront regeneration.
Locals, including S3 pupils from Craigroyston Community High School were invited to see the refurbished Edwardian Granton [Gasworks] Station building on Saturday. The pupils have been busy creating artwork symbolising the are along with local artist Shona Hardie. The art was displayed on Waterfront Broadway for everyone to see as the arrived and departed from the opening event. (Permalink) Granton Gasworks  Granton Gasworks [Station]: At an unveiling on 11th March 2023, John Cameron declared Granton to have been Britain's largest private station and now Scotland's 30th Red Wheel, and said that too much of his BR career had been abo ... |
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Locals have been invited to the opening event for Granton Station Square this weekend, and will also be given a sneak peek of the refurbished Edwardian building. [Granton Gasworks station. -RS]
(Permalink) Granton Gasworks  Granton Gasworks [Station]: Morning winter sunshine catches this fine Edwardian building on 17 January 2015. Try and imagine hordes of men with bunnets (flat caps) and moustaches pouring out of workmen's trains towards the huge ...  Granton Gasworks [Station]: 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 ...  Granton Gasworks [Station]: Granton Gasworks station from the south in 1999. Three gasholders still stood at that time, the easternmost of which dominates the view. |
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Plans to turn Edinburgh's historic Granton Gasworks Station into a cultural and creative hub have moved a step closer, after the council approved a lease for the site.
(Permalink) Granton Gasworks  Granton Gasworks [Station]: The former station at Granton Gasworks, photographed on 16 August 2006. Built by the Edinburgh & Leith Gas Commissioners in 1902 for the use of headquarters staff and still displaying the appropriate ... |
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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.
(Permalink) Granton Gasworks Granton Gasworks [Station]: 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 ... Granton Gasworks [Station]: Granton Gasworks station from the south in 1999. Three gasholders still stood at that time, the easternmost of which dominates the view.  Granton Gasworks: 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. |
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[Note: This article refers to the former private Granton Gasworks station, not the original Granton station at the pier.] A leading construction firm has been handed the job of restoring the old Granton Station and breathing new life into the area.
(Permalink) Granton Gasworks Granton Gasworks [Station]: Morning winter sunshine catches this fine Edwardian building on 17 January 2015. Try and imagine hordes of men with bunnets (flat caps) and moustaches pouring out of workmen's trains towards the huge ... Granton Gasworks [Station]: Granton Gasworks station from the south in 1999. Three gasholders still stood at that time, the easternmost of which dominates the view. Granton Gasworks [Station]: The former station at Granton Gasworks, photographed on 16 August 2006. Built by the Edinburgh & Leith Gas Commissioners in 1902 for the use of headquarters staff and still displaying the appropriate ... |
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