Slateford

The name "Slateford" comes from local rock found in the area and the old fording point on the Water of Leith that the village grew round.

In 1882 it had a post office with money order savings bank and telegraph departments, a police station, a Good Templars Hall, School, U.P.

The village was crossed by the Union Canal Slateford Aqueduct in 1822 and a few years later the 14-arch viaduct carrying the Caledonian railway line.

In 1952 and later in 1967 major road widening projects removed all but a few of the original cottages, though Slateford House, School (Now the headquarters and visitor centre for the Water of Leith conservation trust), and Church (used as a warehouse) still stand today.

[2] Slateford railway station is served by hourly trains to Edinburgh Waverley to the east and Shotts and Glasgow Central to the west.

Edinburgh's Old and New Towns
Edinburgh's Old and New Towns