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Identifying building - probably UK (COMPLETED)
« on: Sunday 27 December 20 18:37 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone help me identify this building in a photo from the 1950s?  It was thought by the daughter of the man in the picture to be the National Gallery in Edinburgh, but I'm sure it isn't, for several reasons.

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Midlothian: Adam(s), Meikle/Muckle
Leith: Bridges
Edinburgh: Brown
Prestonpans: Bird, Inglis
Fife: Wemyss
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Re: Identifying building - probably UK
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 27 December 20 19:25 GMT (UK) »
I was looking for images of classical buildings in Edinburgh, just in case it was in the city but not the National Gallery, and one of the results included a picture of the Propylaea in Munich (a city gate). What do you think?

About half way down this page: https://ewh.org.uk/what-is-greek-revival/

Or, https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187309-d7256949-i144432527-Propylaea-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html
Researching among others:
Bartle, Bilton, Bingley, Campbell, Craven, Emmott, Harcourt, Hirst, Kellet(t), Kennedy,
Meaburn, Mennile/Meynell, Metcalf(e), Palliser, Robinson, Rutter, Shipley, Stow, Wilkinson

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Re: Identifying building - probably UK
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 27 December 20 19:30 GMT (UK) »
There is certainly a good big space in front of a building like that,  on Prince’s St .
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Re: Identifying building - probably UK
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 27 December 20 20:20 GMT (UK) »
I was just about to get stuck into a search for this building when I see you have cracked it already Arthur, well done!  :)
Robbins - Wolverhampton.
Spooner - Monmouthshire & Wolverhampton.
Warner & Loundes - Dudley/West Bromwich.
Dod(g)son - Heysham/Liverpool/Wolverhampton

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Re: Identifying building - probably UK
« Reply #5 on: Monday 28 December 20 09:34 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so much for identifying the building, despite my misdirection!

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Midlothian: Adam(s), Meikle/Muckle
Leith: Bridges
Edinburgh: Brown
Prestonpans: Bird, Inglis
Fife: Wemyss
Orkney: Brock
Ireland: Sweeney

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Re: Identifying building - probably UK (COMPLETED)
« Reply #6 on: Monday 28 December 20 11:11 GMT (UK) »
It was a bit of a fluke - I mean, when you're looking for images of classical buildings in Edinburgh, it's totally normal to be shown a thumbnail of one in Munich, right?  ::)
Researching among others:
Bartle, Bilton, Bingley, Campbell, Craven, Emmott, Harcourt, Hirst, Kellet(t), Kennedy,
Meaburn, Mennile/Meynell, Metcalf(e), Palliser, Robinson, Rutter, Shipley, Stow, Wilkinson

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Re: Identifying building - probably UK (COMPLETED)
« Reply #7 on: Monday 28 December 20 11:14 GMT (UK) »
Serendipitous.
Midlothian: Adam(s), Meikle/Muckle
Leith: Bridges
Edinburgh: Brown
Prestonpans: Bird, Inglis
Fife: Wemyss
Orkney: Brock
Ireland: Sweeney