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Welding the new railings together, Gardner's Crescent
MacLean, Kevin, 2012, Digital image
Welding the new railings together, Gardner's Crescent
Welding the new railings together, Gardner's Crescent
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Welding the new railings together, Gardner's Crescent, Edinburgh
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MacLean, Kevin
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2012
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
In 1822 the first crescent of Georgian style houses was built on the site which today is known as Gardner's Crescent. The crescent was built as a part of a larger program of work for the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh.
The original plan was to have a matching crescent opposite the first crescent of houses however the development of the railways and the canal basin, Port Hamilton was located close to the back of the Crescent, prevented the completion of this phase of development.
In place of the crescent, in 1853 a gentleman named James Gowans built Rosebank Cottages. Designed by architect Alexander MacGregor, these cottage flats were aimed at working men to enable them to have their own front door and their own individual space.
In the centre of the street is a gardened area. Originally this garden had been surrounded by cast-iron railings but these railings were removed during 1939-45 for the War effort.
The project for Gardner's Crescent aimed to restore the Gardens to their former splendour by rebuilding walls and iron railings that surround the gardens and to replant the trees and plants which sit within it. The plans for the garden aim to follow that used in 1836, called 'Kay's plan of Edinburgh'. The project has been a joint effort between the Friends of Gardner's Crescent, Edinburgh World Heritage and Scottish Power. The architect working on the project was Ian Riddle and the contractors undertaking the work was Charles Laing & Sons Ltd.
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