Shrubhill Tramway Workshops & Power Station, Edinburgh
551 1/4/9/252
Description Shrubhill Tramway Workshops & Power Station, Edinburgh
Date 3/8/1999
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number 551 1/4/9/252
Category All Other
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1498442
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| Preview | Category | Catalogue Number | Title | Date | Level |
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| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58343 CN | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Exterior general view from west north west of the former Tramway Power Station (centre), the Boiler House and Chimney (right), and the Mechanics Shop (previously an electricity generating station) | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58308 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from south east within Body Shop, showing central aisle (left) down which a traverser moved, inserting trams into the bays (right). Since the disappearance of trams in the 1960s, the depot has been occupied by buses, and the traverser and tram rails have been removed | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58310 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from north east within the Paint Shop showing a bus being prepared for re-painting | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58312 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from south within Body Shop, showing central aisle (left) down which a traverser moved, inserting trams into the bays (right). Since the disappearance of trams in the 1960s, the depot has been occupied by buses, and the traverser and tram rails have been removed. | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58314 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from north east within Body Shop, showing typical inspection pit | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58315 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from north within Body Shop, looking along the ends of the inspection pits | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58317 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from north east of Fibreglass Shop (also known as Plastics Shop) | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58318 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from east within Body Shop showing aluminium panels being replaced on a bus | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58320 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from west in basement Storage area, showing cast-iron columns and riveted steel beams supporting reinforced steel-clad ceiling | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58321 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view east of Joiners' Shop, situated in basement adjacent to the boilerhouse | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58323 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from east of Machine Shop | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58324 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Former Tramway Power Station: Interior view from west in the 'Spray Bay' showing the new livery of a bus reaching completion | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58326 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Former Tramway Power Station: Interior view from west in south east bay, showing ornate brickwork | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58327 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Former Tramway Power Station: Detailed view from east showing ornate internal brickwork of gable at south-west end of north-west bay, and one of four cast-iron double columns separating the two bays | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58328 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Former Tramway Power Station: Detailed interior view from south east of column arrangement dividing the south-east and north-west bays of the building. This view also includes details of the ornate brick work, and of the roof | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58329 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Former Tramway Power Station: Detailed view from south west showing the top of the north east gable of the south east bay, and details of the roof construction, including the ornate cast-iron brackets supporting the roof ridge | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58330 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from north east within tunnel under north west end of former Tramway Power Station | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58333 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Exterior view from east showing Lothian Region Transport's offices (left), and the south east end of the workshops (centre) | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58341 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Exterior view from west of the north west facade of the former Tramway Power Station | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58344 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Exterior view from west of north-west face of Mechanics Shop (previously an electrcity generating station) | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58331 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from north west within brick-lined vaulted tunnel beneath south west end of former Tramway Power Station | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58332 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Interior view from south east within tunnel leading from the former Tramway Power Station. The tunnel carried the moving cables towards Leith Walk. This view is looking back from the blocked end of the tunnel towards the Power Station, and was accessed from the Storage area in the basement. | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58334 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station General exterior view from south east, showing Lothian Region Transport offices right, the chimney of the boilerhouse centre, with garages to the left | 3/8/1999 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | D 58336 | Edinburgh, Leith Walk, Shrub place, Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station Exterior general view from west of the north-west end of the works, showing the boiler house and boilerhouse chimney (right), and the former Tramway Power Station (centre and left) | 3/8/1999 | Item Level |
