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Edinburgh, Granton, 21, 23 Boswall Road

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Villa (19th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, Granton, 21, 23 Boswall Road

Classification Villa (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Forthview House

Canmore ID 149326

Site Number NT27NW 135

NGR NT 24533 76972

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/149326

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Manor House, Boswall House and Forthview House, Boswall Road, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.
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Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Architecture Notes

ARCHITECT: Thomas Hamilton, c.1828-1830

Formerly Wardie Cottages - attributed - Ian Fisher.

NMRS REFERENCE:

Newspaper cutting missing at time of upgrade, 25.8.1999, titled: 'Conversion of three historic houses into 12 flats' (30.6.1965) - The Scotsman.

Edinburgh, Wardieburn House (Wardiebank?), Manor House and Boswall (Boswell?) House for Sir Donald Pollock Bart M.D.

Plans:

Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh survey and proposed alts

Attic 2, Bin 22, Bag 1 n.d

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Photographic Survey (April 1964)

Photographic survey by the Scottish National Buildings Record/Ministry of Work in April 1964.

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