A walk along Lothian Road | Edinburgh
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- Опубліковано 8 лис 2019
- In this weeks Edinburgh Vlog we take a walk along Lothian Road. We see the Caledonian Hotel, the old Picture House, the FIlmhouse, Odeon cinema. we also see lots of places to eat in Edinburgh as well as three it theatres. The Usher hall, the traverse and the lyceum.
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The Usher Hall ❤.
I remember when Sean Connery was being honoured by his home town and received the keys to the city. The place was all barricaded off and Lothian road was chaotic.
Dignitaries, TV and movie stars attended.
When Sean stood up to receive his award the place fell silent.
He looked upwards and around the great hall and then said;
“You know It’s pretty nice in here, I never been inside before but I remember delivering milk to the door.”
The audience gave him a standing ovation… what a guy., he remained as humble as he was when he was a kid.
The building at the top of lothian road was a council building for DHSS benefits my 2 sisters and brother in law worked there from leaving school , directly below it on the corner was Woolworths for many years . When was the old clock removed from Tollcross , it was a beautiful piece of architecture with all the old original tram lines on the road.
I remember the Woolworths there! I used to get sweets from it when i was little! 😊
Lovely video. I like the walkabout videos most of all!
My favourite spot on Lothian Road is the inscription on the Film house's wall about the wonderful Edinburgh actor Alastair Sim (everyone remembers Miss Fritton in the original St Trinians films?) who was born on the same site in 1900.
Also, the Art Deco Lothian House, which you mentioned, was built on the former site of the Port Hopetoun Basin, where you could pick up a narrow boat & travel all the way to Glasgow on the Union Canal.
Two rather famous people came to Edinburgh to work on the excavation of the canal as "navvies" in 1818. Mr Burke & Mr Hare, Edinburgh's notorious serial killers who found a more lucrative way of making cash!
Thanks Tony for all your endeavours Returned from Edinburgh two weeks ago & missing it already. Hoping to get up again in March for Six Nations rugby! 🏈🌟😁
My Mum worked as an usherette at the Odeon back in the 60s when it was the ABC Regal. She met The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
Hello Tony
Your last two videos couldn't have been better timed. Me and the missus paid our first visit to Edinburgh just last week. We stayed in Fountainbridge and went into town via Lothian Road. I watched your video on the history of gardyloo the day after a tour of Mary King's Close where they talked about the unsanitary living conditions in the Edinburgh of the time. Absolutely loved Edinburgh and are already planning a return visit. Thanks for the videos. They really bring to life your beautiful city.
All the best
Paul.
Im planning a trip to edinburgh soon and want to stay in an air bnb on Lothian road. Do you recommend it give the location? Good pubs and restaurants nearby?
Thanks for the memory Toni. Hubby and I came across from Oz at the end of October of this year, we stayed in an apartment just above that Keycutting shop and straight opposite the pound shop... great memories of Edinburgh.
My boyfriend used to take me to Bar Italia back in the 1980s. The food was always good. So nice to see it again.
I loved it in the day too, The best lasagne also did a "mean" Surf and Turf"
I remember they were affiliated with Bar Roma...is that still around?
By the way....HOW MANY STARBUCKS ARE THERE IN EDINBURGH? Geez!!🙄🙄🙃
The Caley hotel was still a station last time I was in Lothian Road. The Picture House was a cinema, and apart from the Usher hall, everything else is different! I saw the Exorcist at the ABC, and the Beatles played live there in the sixties. The whole "Poundland/Superdrug" corner was a huge Woolworths, round into Fountainbridge. Keep up the good work, I've quite a backlog to work through!
Re The Caley Picture House. I don’t know if that was the actual cinema at the time, but I first saw Star Wars in a cinema on lower Lothian Road - in 1977! Ugh, I feel auld. - oh an I first saw ‘Stargate’ in the Odeon :)
Yeah Tony. The same thing happened to me at the The Odeon (then the ABC) for an E.T. screening. Queue was massive, went all the way round the corner into Semple Street. waited for a bit until it got into Bread Street, then the wee man came to count how many could get in and he cut it just in front of me,. Really frustrating! so I had to wait another 2/3 weeks before I could get the chance again to see it. Then I got in but only just.
That building (top of Lothian road with the ABC [oops Odeon]) in it , is Lothian House.
Lothian house was built on the site of port Hopetoun which used to be the end of the Union canal (now the canal ends at Lochrin Basin).
It was conceived as an apartment block, hotel and cinema but the hotel part was never built.
It is now still apartments but with a few extras thrown in and of course the Odeon at the end.
The Inland Revenue were some of the first tenants
From:- www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=210111
Impressive monumental classical office building, occupying entire length of
street. Designed for Sir Albert Ball (Nottingham) Ltd, and built on the site of
the Port Hopetoun terminal of the Union Canal. A scheme for the site, drawn
up by Robert Mayhew, appears to have been rejected in 1934. Stewart
Kaye's initial proposals including a large hotel along Morrison Street and a
3000-seat cinema, entered from Lothian Road, were conceived with
government use in mind; the first tenants included the Inland Revenue. The
hotel was never built, but the site was subsequently taken up by the Regal
Cinema and renamed the ABC in 1969. The cinema was closed in 2000 with
the auditorium demolished and redeveloped as offices and a small multiplex
cinema
Great vlog!
Brings back memories of our trip there....really miss Edinburgh and seeing your videos bring back our time there. Thanks for your great videos.
I remember going to see Harry and the Hendersons as a kid and a long queue. Getting to the front and being turned away as it was full. You never see queues like that now
I enjoy your walking tours of individual areas, streets. You show me what I missed when I visited and what I can see when I visit again 😊😊😊😊
The walks are so enjoyable and informative....brill video!
Lots of informations, great vlog Tony. I'm waiting for another live. 😉😘😘
Thanks Tony, that was great! 👍🙋♀️😊
Hi, Tony... really enjoyed this walking tour (thanks for bringing us along)!...The sausage roll cracked me up LoL 😁💕
Love the walkabout videos!
Remember Century 2000! 😩😩😩
Good job …..keep walking
Oh I miss it so much!
Another good video. Wish I was planning to come back I enjoyed it so much. Will have to keep watching for my fix.
I once worked in a picture framers in Lothian Road many years ago,next to the big nightclub. Nice videos mate :)
Our very first flat was on Bread Street just off Lothian Road (opposite the Burke and Hare to be exact!!!) always nice places to eat in this area xx thanks for sharing - we enjoyed watching xx
Thank you Tony. I am planning our return trip and was looking at the hotel on this street. Now I have a better idea what to expect.
Was hoping that you would walk all the way up to that intersection. Stayed in an Air B&B just beyond the Kings Theater overlooking Bruntsfield Links. Nice little Pub there, The Golf Tavern. Always a pleasure watching your videos.
Aah yes....my daughter and I walked this road each day of our visit in 2013, from our accommodation on the canal, on our way to explore for the day. Can't wait to be there again next year. Thanks for sharing. 🐨🇦🇺🤗
Daily I walked from Lothian road for my office.. Nice job buddy, all seems so knowingly.
Thanks for sharing your memories with us and as always, I also love the walking videos. I’m using them now for the elliptical-“Losing Weight with the Broonfords” 😅
Hi Tony. Love your Saturday morning videos!!! This video definitely brings back memories :-) I had the opportunity to spend 5 weeks in Edinburgh last April/May, 3 of which I stayed at a place next to the Atik night club, about 50m from where you finished your video. Used to walk up and down Lothian Road a lot :-) Me and my family are coming back to Edinburgh for Christmas. Edinburgh is becoming a home away from home for us :-). Cheers from Switzerland, Matthias
Brilliant video. Really miss living in Edinburgh. Any chance you could do a video of Polwarth area and Morningside? Thanks. Keep up the good work.
When we stayed in Edinburgh, we walked Lothian road everyday, we stayed at Hampton by Hilton, great memories watching this video, thanks Tony
I remember the ABC fondly. Loving the videos, been a resident of Edinburgh for over 50 years and you're pointing out things I've passed hundreds of times, but never noticed that they were there.
Just watched your walk down Cockburn Street and I'm with you, I love to see the original/old shop signage. Perhaps you could do a video of Edinburgh's ghost signs. That would be pretty cool.
Keep up the good work
Yeah! Finally! Stayed at the Lothian House in September, loved it!
I had a friend from school who stayed in the Lothian house...his dad was with a Scandinavian consultant for Scotland & his mum was either a lawyer or doctor
But they are nice flats if u can afford them
So what was ur stay like and how long did u stay ??
@@jbeattie1244 I stayed 7 nights, paid some good money but it was worth it. The location is perfect and I loved every minute.
Best part is the hallway/corridor which goes from the northern end (Morrison Street) to the southern end (Fountainbridge). It was kind of THE SHINING feeling. Minus the twins.
www.tripadvisor.de/VacationRentalReview-g186525-d3658432-Apartment_39_Lothian_House_Edinburgh-Edinburgh_Scotland.html
Brought back a lot of great memories and I love the art work please let us know when the tshirts are coming great job
Hi, thank you so much. The T-shirt’s are here. Here is the link if you want to check out all the merch. 👍 teespring.com/en-GB/stores/the-broonfords
Love it and I want to go
Another cool video Tony. One of our favourite restaurants in Britain is just over the road(ish) from where you finished the vid. 'Indaba' at Tollcross. It is equisite. An eclectic mix of South American, South African and Scottish food served tapas style. Plenty veggie options for your missus 😊👍
Absolutely love your videos Tony! I remember queuing at the Odeon to see Grease, more than once! lol! Happy, happy memories! 😊 p.s Its NEVER too early for a Greggs Sausage Roll! 🤣
Hi Tony your story of you and your dad reminded me of a similar (earlier) visit. My dad took my brother and me to the Caley when Butch Cassidy first came out probably in 1969 or 1970! Huge occasion for my younger brother and me.
I subscribed to your channel after I came across your trip to the Playhouse - great show. Now I've introduced my sister and mum (both living in Henley-on-Thames) and my daughter (moved to London after graduating from Edinburgh Uni 18 months ago). I am in Dubai so you help feed my nostalgia needs! I wrote a little piece on Donaldson's (School) and posted it on facebook and "Lost Edinburgh" a while ago. Perhaps you could do a show from there one day - its a beautiful building now converted into luxury flats I believe. My grandad was Clerk of Works there in the '60s and '70s and my brother, sister and I spent all our school holidays in that wonderland when we traveled back home every summer having moved down south. Keep up the great work.
i know you're family friendly orientated but a history of Rose street is something I'd love to hear about
The burgers and halloumi fries at Bread Meats Bread are amazing - Halloumi really isn't known in the US. From Lothian Road, if you walk up Bread Street and head toward Johnston Terrace, you'll have a really nice view of the backside of the castle. We were staying right by Gladstone's Land, so we visited Gladstone's Land after watching your video on it- Their giftshop was our favorite in Edinburgh :)
Haha!I was on Lothian Road on Thurs with my sister. We popped to Edinburgh for the day. Was in Run4It for trainers.
A stroll down Lothian! and past the pretty St. Cuthbert's church & graveyard 🥰
thanks for the temp
These video's are tremendous. Great to see another local showing our beautiful, historic city to the world. Have you been to Rockstar North's new location? Great video!
You should continue along Tollcross onto Fountainbridge . 😊
I ALWAYS love your walkabouts! You have a wonderful way of making it feel like we're just out takin' a wee walk with a good mate . (Although, we've truly never met.) Loved the story of you and your Dad at the cinema and the historical plaque. It makes me want to go back to Edinburgh!
Hi Tony
The internal rail that you mention - would that have included the line that went to Leith via Craigleith station on Queensferry Road, top of Craigleith Rd, just past the Esso service station? (Which was there in 1961)
I enjoyed your walk down Lothian Rd. Cheers, George
I saw joe bonamassa at the picture house.
Theres some tidy wee escorts staying at the flats just accross from st cuthbuerts
Ah I remember Revolution. It was an absolute dive with a sticky floor .... I’m not sure if it being s Wetherspoons is much better though haha
had a great bar lunch a few years back in the Bull and Bush , looks like its no more ?
I love your videos!
I love these road walking tours. Question, I saw you started at the Calendonian, which is where my family stayed this summer. Is the direction you headed from there going towards or away from Stockbridge (where I stayed)? Just trying to get myself oriented.
Away from stock bridge.
The odeon was at one time 123 an the ABC cinema
Also u forgot about Woolworths
Also the place above an behind the odeon is Lothian house...I belive it is posh flats ranginging from 1 million plus for the life style but it has a basement sauna an gym an swimming pool
The flats are nice, but not that posh (anymore?). Recently two flats were on sale for around 300.000£, there were ok with lots of work to do for the future owners.
Apt above the cinema entrance (2nd floor) is a vacation rental. The view is amazing.
The leisure facilities are only for permanent residents.
Was about to comment and say that when ET was showing, it would probably be the ABC.....the Odeon was on Nicholson Street and was a really old cinema,that is currently sitting neglected and rott ing away after changing hands several times since it closed a few years back....
Lothian House was a tax office in the 70s
@@deadpan666true I thought the old odeon was on Clark street
@@jbeattie1244 Oh! Maybe...Clerk Street? it's near Nicholson Street anyway...I'm rubbish with the actual street names...I just call it all 'The Bridges'....lol
Get a warmer coat and hat & gloves Tony!☃️☃️
Love the video Tony but I am worried that one day you are going to be blooterd by a big bus or car so PLEASE BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WE LOVE YE PAL ✌🙂
Im pretty sure Club Tropicana is where Pipers Nightclub was in the 1980’s. Anyone know??
More food and whiskey vids please 👍
I can force myself to eat😂
Can you suggest a place to buy a guitar locally
Red Dog
grass market
If you look at Tony's other video ...Queen Street, You will see a shop that sells Guitars. Its callled Duncanson and Edwards. The Guitars are in the window.
Do you have a date for when the Johnnie Walker experience will open?
No, as far as I know there is no date yet.
@@ClanBroonford that's a bummer. Anyway, your videos are wonderful and I enjoy watching them. Still hoping to come in spring of 2020.
Tony, hello I have questions about my upcoming trip to Scotland next year Can I ask you some questions. If you can answer one on one let me know I can send you my email.
Am happy to help if tony cant
Ask away.
You have some crumbs on your face
Yeah, I noticed when I was editing. It was that sausage roll. Lol