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Caledonia Works, Horne Terrace, Edinburgh.
In 1908 it was the dental instrument works of John Law.
By 2012 it had been converted to apartments, and a company name ending ...ER LTD was visible:-
Former Caledonia Works (C) Thomas Nugent :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
I visited the area in 2016 to look at an interesting old lifting bridge over the Union Canal. There had once been many factories there, but it looked as though a boat with heavier calibre guns than those in WW2 photo had been in action. Most of the industrial buildings had been cleared, and bland new apartments were rising.
To be fair, it was quite a pleasant place to visit on a sunny morning, and the local authorities had placed some old maps and photos showing what had once been there. It was probably more pleasant than when the North British Rubber Co's works was in action.
The Caledonia Mill is not the Caledonia Works. Many Americans probably don't know that Caledonia is the Latin name the Romans gave the north end of Britain, approximately corresponding to modern Scotland. It is a popular name for businesses in Scotland.Digging around I found the photo is from this: The Real 'Dad's Army' | Imperial War Museums
More digging found this: Edinburgh at Work - Rank Hovis, Caledonia Mill, Western Harbour, Leith Docks
From This: Edinburgh at Work - List of Companies
Be sure to look at this, many layers of photos: The Forth Bridges - Painting the Rail Bridge, 1990s
Paul
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