London Rd - Portobello Rd... All The Names?

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London Rd - Portobello Rd... All The Names?

Post by wangi » 20 Aug 2004, 11:04

So, is this the one road in Edinburgh with the most names? Off the top of my head I can remember sections of it called: Leopold Place, Brunton Terrace, Parsons Green Terrace, Piershill Something and Moira Terrace. What are the others?
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Post by Jay » 20 Aug 2004, 12:37

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Next time I'm going along there on the bus, I'll count 'em. And I'll keep my eye out for other candidates ............
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Post by bellybabe » 20 Aug 2004, 12:48

Isn't one of the bits Wolseley Terrace? Or have I made that up?
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Post by Jay » 20 Aug 2004, 12:57

No, Bellybabe, you haven't made that up ..... I have a friend who lives there ....... I should have remembered that!

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Post by Dadaist » 20 Aug 2004, 14:05

Piersfield Terrace.

Cadzow Place.
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Post by Poppy » 20 Aug 2004, 16:55

East Norton Place at Abbeyhill is yet another!
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Post by ecm » 20 Aug 2004, 17:23

Earlston Place (at Abbeyhill), Dalziel Place (a bit further on from Earlston Pl. heading east and if you're counting Moira Terrace as part of london Rd, Inchview Terrace.
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Post by ecm » 20 Aug 2004, 18:48

And the wee block with the Golden Gates pub on it is Meadowbank Place.
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Post by Bruce » 20 Aug 2004, 18:59

You need to think outside of the box and think about moving away from porty (the place) towards musselburgh you will pick a few more up there.
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Post by Guest » 23 Aug 2004, 17:08

Honestly, the things I do... I walked to work today (east end of Portobello High Street to west end of Queen Street) and counted all the minor street names on Portobello Road and London Road. They are (in order):
* Inchview Terrace
* Moira Terrace
* Piersfield Terrace
* Piershill Place
* Wolseley Terrace
* Jock's Lodge
* Wolseley Place
* Hillend Place
* Parson's Green Terrace
* Meadowbank Place
* Dalziel Place
* Earlston Place
* Cadzow Place
* East Norton Place
* Brunton Place
* Leopold Place.
Apologies if I missed any out.

Things get really silly at Smokey Brae, where opposite sides of the road have different names.

Incidentally, it works out at approximately six and a half street names per mile - surely some kind of record.

Doing all this meant I was a lot later getting into work than I intended, but at least I've done my 10,000 steps. That means I can have a sweet sherry this evening with a clear conscience.
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Post by wangi » 23 Aug 2004, 17:21

Okay, using the interactive map on the Ed cooncil planning portal...
  • London Road
    Leopold Place
    (excluding Hillside Crescent)
    Brunton Place
    East Norton Place
    Cadzow Place
    Earlston Place
    (excluding Lower London Road)
    Dalziel Place
    Meadowbank Place
    Parsons Green Terrace
    Hillend Place
    Wolseley Place
    Jocks Lodge
    Wolseley Terrace
    Portobello Road
    Piershill Place
    Piersfield Terrace
    Moira Terrace
    Inchview Terrace
    King's Road (why stop at Seafield...)
Not bad...

EDIT: Of course, would have been better If I'd noticed Alex's post! Doh...
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