https://www.reddit.com/r/Edinburgh/comments/1izufke/can_anyone_explain_how_this_happened/
created by FootOfDavros on 28/02/2025 at 00:02 UTC
6 upvotes, 9 top-level comments (showing 9)
I don't think I've seen this anywhere else (cue plenty of other examples being submitted!) but this makes me laugh every time I pass it.
Comment by Accomplished_Dream69 at 28/02/2025 at 00:18 UTC
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It's cheaper than having lots of small gutters with lots of downpipes.
Comment by LogicalBoot6352 at 28/02/2025 at 07:31 UTC
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It's all over Edinburgh and is just what they used to do. My house has it
Comment by Bawbag3000 at 28/02/2025 at 01:21 UTC
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Every section between the windows would need it's own costly downpipe, so one long gutter is very much cheaper.
Comment by TwigletTree at 28/02/2025 at 06:46 UTC
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I’ve got an example too. I have always noticed it and wondered why it’s like this.
Comment by PutTheDamnDogDown at 28/02/2025 at 07:08 UTC
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Musselburgh High street version too.
Comment by andyhare at 28/02/2025 at 00:14 UTC
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My other half always points this out. I'm sure there must be a logical reason for it. Suppose it makes it easy to clean the gutters.
Comment by MapleHaggisNChips at 28/02/2025 at 00:27 UTC
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I know a building that’s got this… just up from the Grassmarket on Heriot Bridge. The gutter pipes go across the windows on the top floor.
This building was built in
1923…. Maybe it was trendy then?
Comment by MountainMuffin1980 at 28/02/2025 at 00:12 UTC
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Hmm. That looks like new sandstone on all the windows above it. Maybe the roof space was converted to flats but they can't legally move the pipes? Fuck knows man it looks mad!
Comment by Sburns85 at 28/02/2025 at 09:41 UTC
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Last time I had checked why. It’s because it was simpler and cheaper to do it this way. On other houses with a converted loft. They couldn’t move the gutter
