Central Depot, Lothian Buses plc

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Title

Central Depot, Lothian Buses plc

Description

Constructed in just a few weeks in 1922 as Edinburgh�s Industrial Exhibition Hall, the building played host to many large national shows in the 1920s, including the Scottish Motor Show and Edinburgh�s Christmas Fun Fair. The building became a bus garage in 1926 and was extended in 1933 and 1963 to accommodate the ever expanding fleet of buses.

www.lothianbuses.com

Source

edinburgh

Date

1922-34

Type

Museum

Identifier

1536

Spatial Coverage

current,55.96139,-3.18714;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Annandale Street

Place

Edinburgh

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

G M Holmes, E J MacRae

OpeningDate1

28/9/2013

OpeningTime1

11.45-16.00

Activities

Guided tours, information leaflets/notes, behind the scenes access, childrens activities, visual displays, stewards/volunteers at key points, video/audio presentations.

Limited wheelchair access.

www.scran.ac.uk

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

9407

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

EH7 4AZ

Citation

“Central Depot, Lothian Buses plc,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1534.

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