| Craigmillar, Edinburgh,
Homes, Redevelopment, Demolition, Scotland, Images Scottish Housing Estate: Regeneration |
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Craigmillar Regen Stalls ![]() photo © Adrian Welch The £200m Craigmillar regeneration by PARC is under review due to the credit crunch. Some elements have been delayed by over a year. Delayed projects include Greendykes South masterplan, the Niddrie Burn restoration project, and the community high school. Architects involved at Craigmillar include Glasgow's Elder & Cannon Architects and London's John McAslan Architects, who set up a small office this year in Edinburgh. St Francis and Niddrie Mill primary school is the first major element to be completed. Photos of the demise of the old Craigmillar
![]() photos © Frazer Hay Apr 2008 Back in 2005: ![]() White House Pub: photo © Adrian Welch Nov 2007: ![]() White House Pub: photo © Adrian Welch Views from around the semi-habitable craigmillar estate: note the plaque from the royal opening, 1930, untouched by graffiti
![]() photos © Adrian Welch also note the white house pub, outlined in charles mckean's edinburgh architecture guidebook, like the maybury it was a roadhouse. Craigmillar Estate: Buildings
![]() photos © Adrian Welch White House, Craigmillar William Innes Thomson, 1936, Niddrie Mains Road, Craigmillar, Edinburgh Further to news Spring 2003 re this B-listed 'art deco' roadhouse pub in the centre of Craigmillar (south side of Niddrie Mains Road, now closed and in poor condition), City of Edinburgh Council officials are requesting legal action (Summer 2004) to force the buildings owners - Edinburgh-based Britestart Limited - to carry out urgent repairs. They are recommending the local authority serves a repair notice on Britestart. The White House Pub is included in Charles McKean's 'Edinburgh Architecture' book and is on the Scottish Civic Trust buildings-at-risk register. The Scottish Civic Trust support the proposed serving of a repair notice.
![]() photos © Adrian Welch Last year Craigmillar community campaigners suggested it be included in a tourist trail of Craigmillar. Some people thought this a little over zealous but refurbishment would nevertheles be welcome, by which ever route necessary. This 'Thirties' building - like the much larger and grander Maybury Roadhouse on the other side of the city - is historically interesting and, some would argue, architecturally interesting though its small squat shape don't make it an exemplar, nor was it a key innovator in architectural terms. Craigmillar Future Society are apparently keen for the White House Pub to be purchased for use as a civic public space. In a report to CEC Planning Committee, the head of City of Edinburgh Council Development, Andrew Holmes, recommended councillors order repairs on the Pub designed by William Innes Thomson. Community leader Paul Nolan - who wrote to The Scotsman on this issue last Spring - wants the White House refurbished as a community centre. Community leader Paul Nolan is clutching at straws by suggesting the White House pub in Craigmillar could become a tourist sight (News, August 7). The best thing for it is demolition. 09.08.03 Thistle Foundation Craigmillar: World War II Veterans Community ![]() Thistle Foundation: photo by Adrian Welch Craigmillar Castle
![]() Craigmillar Castle: photos by Adrian Welch New Royal Infirmary, Petit France view from east
Craigmillar area: photo by Adrian Welch details
![]() New Royal Infirmary: photos by Adrian Welch Craigmillar Schools Project Name: Niddrie Mill & St Francis Primary Schools Client / Employer: PARC Craigmillar Developments Ltd. ![]() image from elder & cannon architects 22may 2006 Craigmillar: Ideal Homes Edinburgh College of Art 3RD Year Architecture Students exhibition re Craigmillar housing possibilities - "ideal homes" - was at the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland, Edinburgh, 4-27 May 2004. RFACFS, Bakehouse Close, Edinburgh At the invitation of EDI, 36 students of architecture from ECA made propositions for 72 ideal homes at Wauchope Square in Craigmillar. Homes for a colourful mix of fictional characters. The resulting dense urban carpet of houses at Craigmillar is predicated on the suspension of guidelines, operational practices and regulations which prevent people living this close together. These restrictive rules were identified and discussed. The conversation then focused on ways forward through current research in fire engineering and less conventional approaches to privacy. When the density of houses on the ground can approach that of flatted developments the financial playing field starts to level out. There is a groundswell of opinion at Craigmillar for a radical shift in thinking on rules which prohibit the realisation of reasonable human aspirations. This exhibition is set to provoke conversations about how people might want to live. There is no place for cynicism here. What are your views? Register House Old College Point Hotel Edinburgh Walking Tours Edinburgh : back to index Craigmillar Regeneration The City of Edinburgh Council are currently working on a European project entitled LUDA (Large Urban Distressed Areas) which is looking at approaches to Urban Regeneration in different European States. The Council case study centres on Craigmillar. Details of LUDA are available at www.luda-project.net EDI are working on massive housing plans in the area and are using Page + Park Architects and others, including landscaping plans to the south-east of the new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Greendykes North Design Guide, Craigmillar : Scottish Design Awards 2007 - Proposed Place Making Shortlist: Cadell² LLP Buildings / photos for the Craigmillar Building page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk Craigmillar Edinburgh - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt |