Fort House Leith at Ruben Corliss blog

Fort House Leith. The leith fort scheme saw two striking tower blocks go up on the site of the old leith fort, built in the late 18th century by james craig, the architect of edinburgh’s new town. Leith fort, built in the 1780s, is not to be confused with the citadel in dock street built for cromwell in 1656 or the martello tower built on 1809. The fort had been built in something of a panic after leith and edinburgh had been threatened by the squadron of the american john paul jones in 1779 during the war of independence. The remaining 157 flats at leith fort followed suit in 2013 and the district is now largely unrecognisable with a brand new housing estate having taken shape. It had a notorious past, because for many years it was synonymous with. Other notable projects included cables wynd house, affectionately know as the ‘banana flats’. An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by aoc archaeology group on behalf of edinburgh city council during ground breaking works associated.

The fort had been built in something of a panic after leith and edinburgh had been threatened by the squadron of the american john paul jones in 1779 during the war of independence. Other notable projects included cables wynd house, affectionately know as the ‘banana flats’. It had a notorious past, because for many years it was synonymous with. The leith fort scheme saw two striking tower blocks go up on the site of the old leith fort, built in the late 18th century by james craig, the architect of edinburgh’s new town. Leith fort, built in the 1780s, is not to be confused with the citadel in dock street built for cromwell in 1656 or the martello tower built on 1809. An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by aoc archaeology group on behalf of edinburgh city council during ground breaking works associated. The remaining 157 flats at leith fort followed suit in 2013 and the district is now largely unrecognisable with a brand new housing estate having taken shape.

Coloniesstyle Leith Fort housing to get underway February 2016

Fort House Leith The remaining 157 flats at leith fort followed suit in 2013 and the district is now largely unrecognisable with a brand new housing estate having taken shape. It had a notorious past, because for many years it was synonymous with. An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by aoc archaeology group on behalf of edinburgh city council during ground breaking works associated. The remaining 157 flats at leith fort followed suit in 2013 and the district is now largely unrecognisable with a brand new housing estate having taken shape. The fort had been built in something of a panic after leith and edinburgh had been threatened by the squadron of the american john paul jones in 1779 during the war of independence. Leith fort, built in the 1780s, is not to be confused with the citadel in dock street built for cromwell in 1656 or the martello tower built on 1809. The leith fort scheme saw two striking tower blocks go up on the site of the old leith fort, built in the late 18th century by james craig, the architect of edinburgh’s new town. Other notable projects included cables wynd house, affectionately know as the ‘banana flats’.