Edinburgh's Electric

Electricity arrived in Edinburgh for the first time in 1881 with the trial installation of electric street lighting in Princes Street, Waverley Bridge and North Bridge.    In 1895 the first electricity generating station in Edinburgh was commissioned and built in Dewar Place, a stone's throw from me.   It was designed by Robert Morham who was the City architect from 1873 to 1908.  The station was coal fired using fuel from the nearby Caledonian Railway Yards.  All that remains today is the facade which is a category B listed building.   Plans were afoot back in 2018 for a hotel and business centre incorporating the facade into the design.  I pass this rather grand red sandstone building frequently - it would be great to see it come to life again.