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ORGANISED BY THE COCKBURN ASSOCIATION EDINBURGH DOORS OPEN DAY 2016 SAT 24 & SUN 25 SEPTEMBER Published by: The Cockburn Association (August 2016) Compilation and Editing: Marion Williams REMEMBER TO CHECK Design: www.ms-creative.co.uk Print: www.multiprint.tv OUR WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ADDITIONAL VENUES INNOVATION, ARCHITECTURE visit: www.cockburnassociation.org.uk AND UPDATES. AND DESIGN EDINBURGH WALKS, TALKS & TOURS 2016 P2 PROUD TO BE RESTORING ADMISSION TO BUILDINGS BALERNO P6 Admission to all buildings is FREE. Visitors entering BLACKFORD P6 DONALDSON’S buildings do so at their own risk; neither the organisers nor participants are responsible for any CORSTORPHINE P7 accidents or damages incurred. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this programme, the Cockburn Association is not responsible if DALRY P7 participating buildings alter their opening times or fail to open. Please be aware that some buildings will attract large numbers of visitors and you may have DUDDINGSTON & CRAIGMILLAR P8 to queue. Please ensure that you check opening times carefully, as arrival outwith these times will EAST END & BROUGHTON P8 result in entry being refused. GOGAR KEY TO SYMBOLS P10 INVERLEITH AND WARRISTON P11 Toilet Facilities WC Disabled Toilet Facilities LAURISTON & TOLLCROSS P11 Full Wheelchair Access LEITH P12 Limited Wheelchair Access Assisted Wheelchair Access MARCHMONT P13 Free Parking P Donaldson’s, set amidst 18 acres of elegant grounds, is dominated by the central Playfair Building: MERCHISTON & MORNINGSIDE P14 a distinctive quadrangular building built in the 1840s and designed in the style of a Jacobean palace Refreshments by world-famous Scottish architect William Henry Playfair. Offering spectacular panoramic views of Children’s Activities CA NEW TOWN P14 Edinburgh’s cityscape, the Playfair Building includes an attractive internal courtyard and external balustrade terraces leading to sweeping lawns and period gate lodges. NEWINGTON P16 City & Country is using its extensive expertise to sensitively breathe new life into the building, PARKING MAY BE LIMITED reinstating and enhancing original features as well as redesigning the surrounding landscape. Please use public transport where possible. The scheme will see the Playfair Building transformed to provide 112 stylish properties, whilst the vast NORTH EDINBURGH P16 internal courtyard will be elegantly landscaped with a tranquil water fountain and seating. Keep in touch via our website and facebook for OLD TOWN P17 “We are extremely pleased that The City of Edinburgh Council has approved our plans for this truly updates to the programme and the latest news majestic building. City & Country has a long and distinguished history working with incredibly on venues: www.cockburnassociation.org.uk inspiring and challenging architectural assets and the Playfair building is no different, sitting amongst Email: [email protected] PORTOBELLO P21 some of the very finest buildings in the UK. The apartments will be carefully woven into the historic Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/ fabric of the building to provide genuinely unique places for people to live.” Cockburn-Association/127366580612666 SOUTH QUEENSFERRY & DALMENY P22 Helen Moore, Managing Director of City & Country Write to us at: The Cockburn Association, Trunk’s Close, 55 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR. Now restoration work is underway City & Country intend to permit public access to parts of the Twitter: @theCockburn SOUTHSIDE P22 building at the next Edinburgh Doors Open Day, giving visitors a privileged chance to see inside the historic building. STOCKBRIDGE P23 WEST END P24 www.cityandcountry.co.uk C&C_Donaldsons Open Doors Day_A5 Advertorial_AW.indd 1 03/08/2016 11:45 Talk Series 2016 Talks, Walks & Tours 2016 19 - 23 September MON 12.30 – 1.30PM CLIFF HAGUE SAT & SUN 10.30-11.30AM Join the Scottish Waterways Trust Putting heritage at the heart of a for a 2 hour guided walk to explore the vision for Edinburgh EDINBURGH IN PRINT social and industrial history of Fountainbridge and Edinburgh’s Union Canal, opened in 1822. John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, EH8 9NX Looking at traces of the industry still Meet at Edinburgh Quay, behind Akva Bar, EH3 9QB MON 6.00 – 7.30PM DAVID MCLEAN visible in the buildings of the Old Town Lost Edinburgh Places limited, booking essential, please email Teviot Lecture Theatre (Doorway 5), Teviot Place [email protected] SAT & SUN 10-11AM & 2PM-3PM www.scottishprintarchive.org SCOTTISH TOURIST TUE 12.30 – 1.30PM MARION WILLIAMS A walk & talk through the Old Town taking Printing spread slowly through Scotland, and by the GUIDES ASSOCIATION middle of the nineteenth century had become one in recent developments of its most significant industries, with Edinburgh as Edinburgh’s Buildings of Meeting at Trunk’s Close, 55 High Street, EH1 1SR a centre of book printing. This guided walk will visit Architectural Interest TUE 6.00 – 7.30PM MALCOLM FRASER some of the significant sites associated with the printing and publishing industries in Edinburgh’s Old Places limited, booking essential, .... Healthy Buildings: light, landscape, timber Town, highlighting some of the traces left by this www.stga.co.uk and breathing construction at the University industry’s 500 year history. Guided walks led by a qualified STGA Blue of Edinburgh’s Arcadia Nursery Starting from the Cockburn Association Office, Badge Guide. Arcadia Nursery Trunk’s Close, 55 High Street, EH1 1SR Starting from Chamber Street, meeting at the WED 12.30 – 1.30PM RICHARD MURPHY William Playfair statue outside the National Edinburgh’s Old Royal High School SAT 2PM-4PM, SUN 12NOON-2PM Museum of Scotland. John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, EH8 9NX UNLOCKING THE UNION CANAL WED 6.00 – 7.30PM CRICHTON WOOD SAT 4PM, SUN 11AM Looking at traces of the industry still Evolution of a ‘Scots’ architectural style ARCHITECTURAL INTRODUCTION visible in the buildings of the Old Town Glasite Meeting House TO EDINBURGH OLD TOWN THU 12.30 – 1.30PM STEVEN ROBB Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. www.cobbletales.com A Children’s Heritage Hunt activity will be available Inter-war Housing of Ebenezer MacRae, for the wee ones. Join Architectural Professional Olga Gogoleva, of Edinburgh City Architect Cobble Tales, on a quest for clues left by the great The walk is approximately 3 miles, John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, EH8 9NX builders of Edinburgh. On two hour guided walk, you on towpaths and footpaths. Booking required. will discover the grand and the hidden buildings, THU 6.00 – 7.30PM RICHARD RODGER / MESH Scotland’s Canals played a defining role in the history courtyards and closes. Mapping Edinburgh’s Social History of the Industrial Age of Great Britain and Ireland and Meet outside Tourist Information Centre, Teviot Lecture Theatre (Doorway 5), Teviot Place each has a fascinating and unique history. Princes street, EH2 2QP FRI 12.30 – 1.30PM DR JOHN W ARTHUR Near Neighbours of the New Town 14 India Street FRI 6.00 – 9.00PM HANNAH ROBINSON Secret Edinburgh , an Unsual Quiz BOOK TALKS NOW! PLACES CAN BE LIMITED, Liberton Tower Advanced booking advised via www.cockburnassociation.eventbrite.co.uk BOOKING ESSENTIAL! 2 get around get active To see the full Innertube map and all eleven Edinburgh 3 why not use the Edinburgh City Cycleways Innertube? City Cycleway routes... visit: www.innertubemap.com ENJOY EDINBURGH’S DOORS OPEN DAYS! SATURDAY EARLY Edinburgh Doors Open Day, By popular request we introduced Country and the City of Edinburgh DATE part of European Heritage Days, a series of talks and walks a few Council, for donations from our 10 SEPTEMBER is a celebration of the city’s years ago. These take place in the members and sponsorship for architecture, culture and heritage week running up to the event and Joseph’s successful triathlon, this and has been organised by the over the weekend. Remember to year’s fundraiser. 10AM-5PM Cockburn Association (Edinburgh’s book as places are limited to the Civic Trust) since 1991. It is your venues’ capacities (please also Every weekend in September you chance to explore some of remember to cancel your place if can explore places across Scotland Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh Edinburgh’s architecturally and you are unable to attend, releasing that are normally closed to the culturally significant buildings - all it to someone on the waiting list). public. Some open up once a Grindlay Street EH3 9AX for free. From heritage landmarks Thank you to those giving their year, some just once in a lifetime. to the city’s newest architecture, time to talk and walk you through Discover the architecture, places WC CA Doors Open Days offer free access Edinburgh’s places and spaces. and spaces right on your doorstep to properties that are either not or explore a new part of the usually open to the public or would Each year we need to raise at least country. normally charge an entry fee. Many £20,000 to cover the basic costs of of the venues offer behind the brochure design, printing, proofing Dates and locations can be found scenes tours, activities, exhibitions, and distribution as well as the on the Scottish Civic Trust’s talks which bring the history of the sourcing, selecting and supporting dedicated website http://www. building and its everyday use to the participating buildings and doorsopendays.org.uk/ volunteers. Staff and friends of the life, free activities for children and Marion Williams families and more. We thank those Association help in their own free time to keep costs to a minimum. Director taking part and appreciate the Cockburn Association work they put into the event. We are grateful this year for the continuing support from City & “We are grateful this year for the continuing support from City & Country and the City of Edinburgh Council, for Mactaggart & Mickel’s sponsorship, for donations from our members and sponsorship for Joseph’s successful triathlon, this year’s fundraiser.” The Lyceum is throwing its doors open.
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