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Elm Row pigeons last night.

It is almost twenty years since the work of sculptor Shona Kinloch was removed for safekeeping. I think they were originally moved due to people tripping over them.

Now the seven pigeons are back (one lies separately and the other six flock together). There is also a single one nearby.

I last saw them at a exhibition in the City Arts Centre on Market Street a few years back. They have now been raised, so no more trip hazards!

[scotianostra]

Elm Row pigeons last night.

It is almost twenty years since the work of sculptor Shona Kinloch was removed for safekeeping. I think they were originally moved due to people tripping over them.

Now the seven pigeons are back (one lies separately and the other six flock together). There is also a single one nearby.

I last saw them at a exhibition in the City Arts Centre on Market Street a few years back. They have now been raised, so no more trip hazards!

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Valvona & Crolla, Elm Row.

Established 1934 most people think Victor (Vittorio) was a migrant but he was born in Edinburgh during WW1 and educated in Holy Cross his brother Alfonso already owned an ice cream parlour in Easter Road when the two decided to open this shop in the thirties.

They had built it up and were enjoying running it when war broke out in 1945, despite being Scots born they were imprisoned, or “ interred ” as they call it during war time, in Isle of Man.

Rather than sit out the war doing nothing he spent the years educating himself, his education originally ended when he turned ,14 so his internment gave him the equivalent of a University education.

The measure of the man and the family is evident as after the war they returned to Edinburgh and continued where they left off.

Valvons & Crolla is now a worldwide wide brand Google them and if you buy from them you are also buying a part of Edinburgh’s heritage.

Valvona & Crolla, We are an independent family business and Scotland's oldest Delicatessen and Italian Wine Merchant; one of Europe's origi

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Valvona & Crolla

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During 2012 we started our demolition works at The Gateway Theatre, 42 Elm Row, Edinburgh, EH7 4AH

The client that we carried out the project for, was Prime Student Housing (Edinburgh) LLP, however we were liaising through the Employers Representative Dickson Powell Partnership Ltd & Susan Stephen Architects Ltd

Please be aware, that there is a massive amount of pictures from the project, so I’ll try and separate them into each area within the works

To view the selection of photographs below, please click on the following links:

1. Historical & Google Images 2. Surrounding Area 3. Sub Station 4. Scaffolding Pictures 5. Demolition Works 6. Arty & miscellaneous Pictures

The works included within the project were as follows:

Site establishment

Secure the working area and complete the protection works (Scottish Power sub-station and Montgomery Street)

Remove the asbestos product as per the demolition survey

Carry out the internal soft strip works in the required areas

Carry out the hand reduction/hand separations works

Reduce the level of the fly tower by Long Reach Machine

Full demolition of the 3 buildings (Building A (Theatre), Building B (Annex) & Building C (Annex) down to the required levels as agreed

Remove the arising materials from off site

Crush on site appropriate brick/concrete to a 6F2 reusable aggregate for

clients reuse

Withdraw all logistics from the site

Have a look and enjoy

Forth Team

1. Historical & Google Images

Below is a selection of pictures that were included within our tender document from the client, with some pictures from Google & Bing maps that show the before, during and after images

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2. Surrounding Area

Access to the site via Elm Row

Below are images taken from Elm Row, walking down the access path, to the Building B and Building C

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Access to the site via Montgomery Street

Below are images taken from Montgomery Street, from the vehicular ramp to the site with Building A on the left and Building B on the right

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Miscellaneous surrounding pictures

Various pictures taken from around the site, from numerous vantage points

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3. Sub Station

At the bottom of the vehicular ramp from Montgomery Street lay the Sub Station that was active through the demolition works

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4. Scaffolding Pictures

Below are many different scaffolds that were present through the demolition and separation/reduction works; one set of scaffolding being present at Building A, the protection scaffolding at the Sub Station and the Flying Shore scaffold that was present throughout the demolition works

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5. Demolition Works

Various demolition images carried out on Buildings A working from Montgomery Street and Building B being demolished by 2 machines working in conjunction with each other. The hired long reach machine carrying out demolition works from a safe position, with the smaller machine moving materials away from the safe demolition zone. This is to help aid the long reach machine, a much more unhindered, safer working area

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6. Arty & miscellaneous Pictures

Pictures that I couldn’t categorise, but were far too good to remove from the bundle

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The Gateway Theatre, 42 Elm Row, Edinburgh During 2012 we started our demolition works at The Gateway Theatre, 42 Elm Row, Edinburgh, EH7 4AH…

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