Agents
Building contractor
Laing
Events
Committee approval date
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.
Since demolished. Capelaw Court was demolished in April 2005 and the remaining two blocks in November 2006.
Local authority
Original commissioning authority
Edinburgh Burgh Council
Original location authority
Edinburgh Burgh Council
Location
Other location names
Oxgangs Crescent
References and links
1982
View of Comiston development
View of Comiston development
1982
View of Comiston development
View of Comiston development
Original development name
Comiston
Multi-storey block names
Unknown SC213
Unknown SC214
Unknown SC215
Multi-storey block details
three 15-storey blocks containing 241 dwellings.
Blocks were called Capelaw Court, Allermuir Court and Caerketton Court after three of the nearby Pentland Hills.
Blocks were called Capelaw Court, Allermuir Court and Caerketton Court after three of the nearby Pentland Hills.
Postcode area
EH13
Capelaw Court
An uncle of mine was the caretaker in Capelaw Court. He was always complaining at my aunt Margaret,their marriage only lasted 2 years & she walked out on him. He was having a serious "go" at Margaret,so she took off one of her shoes & threw it at uncle. He ducked & it went through one of the panes of glass. He lost his temper even more "that's council property,I'm going to have to fix that & explain how it got broken" grizzle grizzle grizzle. So Margaret took her other shoe off & threw it through the other window. That might have been when she walked out on him!
Interesting website, I have done a lot of searching already.