Abbeyhill Colonies

...and Easter Road Stadium.

For non Edinburgh folk, there are several areas of 'colonies' housing in Edinburgh, built when most people lived in overcrowded tenements. Some info below..

"The Colonies developments in Edinburgh are model dwellings built in the second half of the 19th century to provide improved living accommodation for the working class. They were built as double flats with front doors on opposite sides of the building, allowing each flat to have a front garden. Characteristically, each flat originally had four rooms, a separate external toilet and a garden." Link

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