Drylaw is an area in the north west of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, located between Blackhall and Granton. It forms the community of Drylaw–Telford.[1] Drylaw used to belong to the younger branch of the Foresters of Corstorphine.[2] Formerly the estate of Drylaw House, built in 1718, the home of the Loch family,[3] the area became the site of a major housing scheme in the 1950s designed to rehouse the occupants of Leith. It is on the A902 road. Its name comes from the Scots language and means "hill without a spring".
| Drylaw | |
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.jpg) Telford Drive | |
  Drylaw Location within the City of Edinburgh council area  Drylaw Location within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NT2275 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode district | EH4 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Buildings
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- Old Drylaw House, now ruinous, a small mansion dating from the early 17th century
- Drylaw House, a classical mansion dating from 1718 with alterations of 1786
- Drylaw Parish Church, by Sir William Kininmonth 1956
Notable residents
edit- Baron Loch of Drylaw
- Admiral Francis Erskine Loch (1788–1868) born and raised in Drylaw House
- Graham Hastings of the band Young Fathers was raised in Drylaw.
References
edit- ^ "Drylaw–Telford Community Council". Neighbourhood Partnerships. Edinburgh City Council. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Warrender, Margaret (29 July 2015). Walks near Edinburgh.
- ^ "Home - Edinburgh Past and Present". Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford McWilliam and Walker
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