The walk I took in Edinburgh along the Water Of Leith a few weeks ago also revealed to me Well Court, which has recently been restored. (The above picture originates from the site in the link.)

The buildings here were a delight to come across. So quaint and Olde Worlde; obviously recently refurbished yet with a sympathetic touch.

I took a photo of this interesting cluster and juxtaposition of roofs and windows. I love the way the gutter goes across the window towards the top left of the picture

Well Court is by the Water Of Leith, over the water from Dean Village. Here’s my photo of the clocktower.

The buildings are clustered round a square entered through an archway. One corner had this mediæval style stairwell open to the elements. Nice ironwork on the balconies.

One of Edinburgh’s relatively hidden pleasures.

The day I photographed the heron in Edinburgh the good lady and I also passed St Bernard’s Well.

This is the well that the former Scottish football team, St Bernards, was named after. (See my first post on eccentric names of Scottish football teams.)

It’s a pity the baby buggy is in the picture’s foreground but I could hardly ask its mother to move it.

The well is beside the Water of Leith in Edinburgh, near Stockbridge.

This is the door. You can just make out the writing “St Bernard’s Mineral Well” on the lintel.

This statue of a classically dressed female is in the centre of the eight pillars which hold up the superstructure.

Here she is in close-up. No doubt the snake is an allusion or allegory of some sort but my knowledge of such things is not extensive.

This is Thomas Telford’s Dene Bridge over the Water Of Leith viewed from the West. I’ve crossed this bridge many times but hadn’t seen it from below before (except on television.) You don’t get any idea when you’re on it just how high it is nor of its detailing.

The photo is a stitch of three (I think I didn’t quite get my angles right so the match isn’t perfect. It also shows only two of the three spans. Too many trees in the way.)

Here are the individual photos.

This is the view from the other (East) side.

This thing is massive.

I was in Edinburgh last week and took a walk by the Water Of Leith. Just before Stockbridge I came across this heron in the river. It was stock still for ages, almost as if it was a statue.

Unfortunately it was a new camera and I’m not used to the zoom so the focus is a bit off.

On the walk back there was another heron. This was the other side of Dean Village and Dene Bridge. I think the focus is better on this one.

It’s been a while since I featured Edinburgh Art Deco so here’s one that was designed by Basil Spence.

This is the Causewayside Garage.

I see from the Wikipedia article on Basil Spence that it was called the Southside Garage. It’s now a Majestic Wine Warehouse.

The garage signs are the most deco aspect of the building. Here’s one in close up.

Spence also designed other Art Deco buildings some of which are mentioned on this page.

This is a sad one as it’s now in a depressing state. I caught a glimpse of it one day when driving past and the next time I was nearby and on foot I made sure to take a photograph.

Upstairs used to be the cinema’s cafe. The windows there are just amazing.

This is what it looked like when it was still operating as a cinema.

There are some photos of the closing night also on the Scottish cinemas website.

Two more photos of the cinema in its heyday are on this site.

It’s a shame that a building like this has fallen into disuse.

This is another fairly prominent landmark this time by the A8 on the outskirts of Edinburgh. I pass this building a lot as it’s in Edinburgh and reasonably close to where I now live – or at least I did till the M 9 spur to the A 90 opened.

Designed by Patterson and Broom, the roadhouse was built in 1935 but as you can see has since been refurbished (in the 1990s) for use as a casino. Again the facade has been restored sympathetically.

This photo (from the South?) must have been taken some time after the Roadhouse first opened and shows some deterioration.

Pictures of the exterior and plans from the architects involved in the restoration can be found on this site. The interior has since been described as jarring Art Deco.

Iain Zazcek features the Maybury in his book “Essential Art Deco” where he describes its style as International Modernism at its most severe. So it seems to be Art Deco and Modernist. Zazcek emphasises the interaction of vertical and horizontal components of the Maybury as an important architectural feature of the building.

Here, also, is an aerial view (centre-left of picture) of the building’s location at the Maybury intersection from where it’s an impressive sight.