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Plumbing and heating in Edinburgh tenements and older homes

Picture credits

Most pictures on this site are real photographs shared on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons or public-domain terms; the list below credits each one.

Photographs were cropped to fit and, where a brand name or logo was visible, that part was blurred. Captions on the site describe what the picture shows; they are not the photographer's own titles. Pictures marked "AI-generated" were made for this site with an image generator because no suitable photograph could be found, and their captions say so.

Every picture on the site
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Victorian tenements on Marchmont Road, Marchmont.Richard WebbCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page · blurred: lettering on vans and number plates
A stop valve under the kitchen sink of an older flat.AI-generated picture made for this site-
A split pipe under a kitchen sink.AI-generated picture made for this site-
Water coming through the ceiling of a tenement flat.AI-generated picture made for this site-
Front doors on Spottiswoode Street, Marchmont.Richard WebbCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
A cast-iron radiator under a sash window in a tenement flat.AI-generated picture made for this site-
A thermostatic radiator valve.CoyauCC BY-SA 3.0 · file page · blurred: maker's name
A combi boiler in a kitchen cupboard.AI-generated picture made for this site-
Chimney pots on an Edinburgh roof.Magnus Hagdorn from UKCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
A boiler condensate pipe running into a gully in a frosty back court.AI-generated picture made for this site-
Icicles on a gutter after a hard frost.FamartinCC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
Mould and condensation on a sash window in a cold bedroom.AI-generated picture made for this site-
Frost on a window pane.Paulo O from Halifax, CanadaCC BY 2.0 · file page
A tenement bathroom mid-refit with the floor lifted.AI-generated picture made for this site-
A glass of cloudy tap water beside a kitchen tap.AI-generated picture made for this site-
A weak shower in a top-floor flat.AI-generated picture made for this site-
Inside a tenement common stair.AI-generated picture made for this site-
Lady Stair's Close, off the Lawnmarket.Chime HoursCC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
The back of a tenement, with its soil and rain pipes.AI-generated picture made for this site-
George Square Gardens under snow.Mark Longair from London, United KingdomCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
Tenements on Thirlestane Road, Marchmont.Richard WebbCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page · blurred: number plates and shop or firm names
An old lead pipe beside newer copper pipework.AI-generated picture made for this site-
Comely Bank Road.Richard WebbCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page · blurred: number plates and shop or firm names
Polwarth Gardens.Richard WebbCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page · blurred: number plates and shop or firm names
The Grassmarket at West Bow, in the Old Town.Simpcol85CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page · blurred: number plates and shop or firm names
A heat pump outdoor unit on a tenement back green.AI-generated picture made for this site-
Morningside Road.John LordCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page · blurred: number plates and shop or firm names
A carbon monoxide alarm in a home.Donald Trung Quoc Don (Chữ Hán: 徵國單) - Wikimedia Commons - © CC BY-SA 4.0 International.(WCC BY-SA 4.0 · file page · blurred: model number
46 Bruntsfield Place.MafradoCC BY-SA 4.0 · file page · blurred: cartoon figures on a fence
Edinburgh's roofs in snow, from Calton Hill.M J RichardsonCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
Victoria Street in the Old Town.rboed*CC BY 2.0 · file page · blurred: number plates and shop or firm names
Houses on Northumberland Street, New Town.Philip JeffreyCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
Great Junction Street, Leith.Kim TraynorCC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
Marchmont Road.M J RichardsonCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page · blurred: number plates and shop or firm names
Cheyne Street at Raeburn Place, Stockbridge.Stanley HoweCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page · blurred: number plates and shop or firm names
Gorgie Road, looking east.Richard WestCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
Snow in Edinburgh.Magnus Hagdorn from UKCC BY-SA 2.0 · file page