Fernieside

Fernieside is a suburb on the southern edge of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is very close to Craigour, which is just to its north and Ferniehill to the south. The suburb is 4 miles (6.5 km) southeast of the city centre. Laid out as public housing from 1947, many properties have been sold through right-to-buy legislation, while small private developments have been inserted to the north in the early 21st century. [1]

Fernieside Primary School

Fernieside Primary School was the local primary school until it was replaced in 2003/4 by Craigour Park Primary School which also replaced Moredun Primary School. Homes were built over the old school and this has now become Fernieside Place.[2] Notable alumni from Fernieside Primary School include Olympic Champion Allan Wells

St John Vianney Catholic Church

St John Vianney Roman Catholic Church in Fernieside Gardens is a notable centrepiece of the neighbourhood. The unassuming red brick building built in 1952 by Reginald Fairlie (1883 - 1952)[3] lies on Fernieside Gardens and celebrated its Golden Jubilee during November 2002.[4]

Fernieside Football Club
Fernieside Football / Boys Club Logo

Fernieside Football Club was formed in 1989 by Billy Forbes and Andrew Whitfield. Their clubrooms are at Drum Park, Gilmerton, although they originally played at Fernieside Park, with their club rooms in the, now knocked down, Moredun Community Centre.

References
  1. "Scottish Places".
  2. "School Openings, Closures, Relocations and Mergers".
  3. "Scottish Architects".
  4. "Catholic churches of the South Edinburgh Cluster". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.

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