Piershill Place - Capital Collections

Category

Library Item

Item No

16473

Title

Piershill Place

Description

The view along Piershill Place (Portobello Road), Edinburgh. The spire of New Restalrig Parish Church can be seen on the left hand side as well as shops and bars. The entrance into West Piershill Square can be seen on the right. Cars and trucks can be seen on the road.

Artist / Maker

Campbell Harper, John

Engraver

Date

1955

Size

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Accession Number

Records mention Piershill as far back as 1500 as being a separate property within Restalrig. Piershill Barracks was built here in 1794 and was home to various regiments including the 6th Inniskillin Dragoon Guards and the 17th Lancers. The barracks were demolished in 1938 to build council housing at East and West Piershill Squares. This followed an expansion of the area in the early twentieth century with the construction of Piershill Place and Terrace.

Related Subjects

Transport > Land > Cars

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Places > Edinburgh areas > Piershill

Religion > Religious facilities > Protestant churches

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads