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ARP Guide Edinburgh
In September 1935, local authorities were encouraged to organise Air Raid Precautions (ARP). In April 1937, an Air Raid Warden Service was created and by the middle of 1938 this had some 2,000 recruits. This figure had increased to more than 1.5 million by September 1939, with both men and women joining the emergency services as ARP wardens.
Much of the following information was obtained from the ARP Guide, City of Edinburgh Corporation (Edinburgh. Air Raid Precautions Committee. 1939).
Edinburgh ARP
The Edinburgh Warning District included Crail, Dunbar, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy, Ladybank, and Peebles.
ARP headquarters was located in Cranston St, Edinburgh.
Air raid sirens
Electric sirens (Gent & Co type) were installed throughout the city and were operated from a central switch at Police HQ.
Police Box No. | Location |
A4 | Foot of Canongate |
A9 | Grassmarket |
A21 | Parkside St |
A25 | Marchmont Cresc. |
A28 | Charterhall Rd |
A30 | Bright’s Cresc. |
A36 | Fairmilehead |
A39 | Liberton Gardens |
A40 | Gilmerton |
A41 | Duddingston Crossroads |
A42 | Craigmillar |
A48 | Niddrie Mill |
(Carter type) | City Chambers |
B8 | Canonmills |
B15 | The Mound |
B18 | Orchard Brae |
B19 | Heriot Row |
B24 | Crewe Toll |
B27 | Boswall Green |
C1 | Tollcross |
C5 | Rutland Sq. |
C10 | Magdala Cresc. |
C12 | Murrayfield Ave. |
C14 | White Park, Gorgie |
C18 | Corstorphine |
C28 | Davidsons’ Mains |
C21 | Blackhall |
C22 | Merchiston Ave |
C24 | Belhaven Terr. |
C29 | Balgreen Rd at Saughtonhall Drive |
C32 | Longstone |
C36 | Barnton |
C42 | Firhill |
C44 | Colinton |
C48 | Hutchison Crossway |
D2 | Craighall Rd |
D4 | Newhaven Rd |
D7 | Portland Place |
D16 | Albert St |
D20 | Lochend Park |
D23 | Bath St |
D25 | Foot of Leith Walk (pillar) |
P3 | Piershill |
P7 | Baileyfield Rd |
P9 | Dalkeith St., Joppa |
Additional | |
Factory Hooter | Granton Gas Works |
Report Centres
Control HQ: Police HQ, High St.
Centre | Division | Area Controlled | Est. Population | Divisional Controller |
Braid Place Police Station | A | Wards 3 & 4 & 21 | 66,000 | Police Superintendent A Div. |
Gayfield Place Police Station | B | Wards 1, 8, 9, 10 & 11 | 90,000 | Police Superintendent B Div. |
Torphichen Place Police Station | C | Wards 5, 6, 7, 13, 22 & 23 | 138,000 | Police Superintendent C Div. |
Leith Police Station | D | Wards 17, 18, 19 & 20 | 72,000 | Police Superintendent D Div. |
Portobello Police Station | D Sub. | Ward 16 | 35,000 | Inspector in Charge, Portobello |
ARP HQ, Cranston St. | E | Wards 2, 12, 14 & 15 | 69,000 | Lieutenant in Charge, ARP HQ E Div. |
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