Edinburgh, Annandale Street, Bus Depot
Garage (Modern)
Site Name Edinburgh, Annandale Street, Bus Depot
Classification Garage (Modern)
Alternative Name(s) Broughton Bus Depot; Central Garage; Lothian Region Transport; Omnibus Depot
Canmore ID 136589
Site Number NT27SE 3196
NGR NT 25924 74873
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/136589
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 3196 25924 74873
NMRS Print Room
Inglis Photograph Collection, Acc no 1994/90
9 interior views of church union celebrations, 1929
Built originally for the Edinburgh Exhibition Association in 1922, this building was converted into a corporation depot for Edinburgh's buses in 1934. Its frontage onto Annandale Street is built from red facing brick with ashlar red sandstone dressings, and is symmetrical, comprising a pair of outer pedimented bays, and a central two-storeyed office flanked by large rectangular entrances (with concrete margins) for the vehicles. There is also a large centrally-located circular glass dome set back from the frontage. At the time of the RCAHMS photographic survey in 2000, the depot was still used by Edinburgh's buses, which were operated by 'Lothian Buses', an independent company jointly owned by City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian Councils.
Information from RCAHMS
MKO 2000
