Ras - I will pm you with my telephone number if you would like to contact me regarding this.
Statistics: Posted by john — 02 Nov 2004, 08:49
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Ras, you been along to RCAHMS yet?
Statistics: Posted by wangi — 30 Oct 2004, 20:32
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I'm going to take a trip to RCAHMS to see if they have anything else.
The 'DarkAges' text has some good references to the Chambers located in the Pans. I'll trawl the text and see if it pinpoints any one particular property. Not sure if the remaining house 'rock cottage' (or 'joppa pans house' as it's referred to in RCAHMS text) was their actual property.
this is good stuff though
Statistics: Posted by ras — 22 Sep 2004, 08:52
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Statistics: Posted by Poppy — 21 Sep 2004, 18:00
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Statistics: Posted by Maria — 21 Sep 2004, 17:14
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Statistics: Posted by wangi — 21 Sep 2004, 15:40
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thanks for the link to 'SCRAN' that's the best one so far
Also liked your photos of the pans. I'm sure the plaque on Rock Cottage dates the house to the 16 century though. I'll double check and find out the start date for the salt works as well.
Does anyone know if there has been anyone of note living at Rock Cottage? As It's the oldest house in Portobello I would assume there must have been someone over the last 400 years worth a mention.
The Rockville web-site seems to suggest that the Chambers sons lived there, but I have yet to find a reference anywhere that actually confirms this link.
Statistics: Posted by ras — 21 Sep 2004, 08:49
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There is a real lack of anything about Joppa Pans online!?
Statistics: Posted by wangi — 16 Sep 2004, 22:19
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The 'edinphoto' website I have seen and it does have the best images that I have come across so far. But again from the prom looking east, none that actually give me an idea of how the buildings on to the street at Musselburgh Road would have looked.
I like the Dave Henniker website, some excellent scenes.
Looks like I'm drawing a blank though on the salt pans.
I'll keep searching.
Statistics: Posted by ras — 10 Sep 2004, 14:39
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I think we have gone off the thread a bit here.
I will have a word with the Rockville / Conservatory restaurant owners, but I have been in before and am sure the photos are similar if not the same as the ones in in the 'Old Portobello' book.
Any other sources?
Any local Historians with their own archive?
Or any local residents with historical / family photos that might have caught the pans in the background?
Statistics: Posted by ras — 10 Sep 2004, 09:21
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