The Book Box
The Book Box is a public bookcase in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Book Box is situated nearby to Adelphi Hotel, as well as near the sports venue Leith Franklin Academicals Beige Cricket Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Easter Road and HMY Britannia.
Easter Road
Stadium
Photo: Pachiscool11, CC0.
Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of 20,421, which makes it the fifth-largest football stadium in Scotland. Easter Road is situated 3,700 feet south of The Book Box.
HMY Britannia
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. HMY Britannia is situated 1 mile northwest of The Book Box.
Trinity House of Leith
Museum
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trinity House, 99 Kirkgate, is a building in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, which was a guild hall, custom house, and centre for maritime administration and poor relief. Trinity House of Leith is situated 2,400 feet west of The Book Box.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith and Seafield.
Leith
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leith is the historic port of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.
Seafield
Neighborhood
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seafield is a coastal strip situated on the Firth of Forth between Leith and Portobello in north-east Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is mainly commercial, and has little housing.
Restalrig
Suburb
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Restalrig is a small residential suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located east of the city centre, west of Craigentinny and to the east of Lochend, both of which it overlaps.
The Book Box
- Type: Public bookcase
- Category: education
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.97134° or 55° 58′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.15983° or 3° 9′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7RXRCR+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 7877726659OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=public_bookcase
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