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Dave Henniker Grove Street
Nearby areas: Haymarket Fountainbridge Dalry
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iQ Student accommodation coming soon. proclaims the sign. The lower case i in iQ is presumably a fashion trend rather than a typo. Intelligence Quotient may not be the intended meaning of the pair of letters. | |
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It seems like this isolated tenement is being refurbished whilst new buildings are erected round about it. The student population in this locality will soon increase significantly. Pricing will determine if flat-seekers will move here from Marchmont and other popular areas. | |
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A full frontal view of the tenement. The stonework looks in good repair and the windows seem quite new. Even the drainpipe has a new coat of paint. | |
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Further north along Grove Street and there's still a view of Rosemount Buildings behind the yellow crane. Marco's establishment is long gone now. | |
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The view south along the road to Fountainbridge at the far end. The banner on the hoarding gives a web address like an abbreviated mission statement. Love Intelligence Quotient. | |
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Riveted girders support the bridge over the Western Approach Road. Behind the site, Rosebank Cottages and Rosemount Buildings will soon lose their evening sunshine and their (in most cases) recently acquired view to the west. | |
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At the other end of the bridge looking north east. Behind the next bridge at Gardner's Crescent is the squat cylinder of Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The Western Approach Road passes through the financial district before ending at Lothian Road. | |
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The tiny, wedge-shaped house on the edge of the former railway bridge. The balcony should afford fine views over the Western Approach Road. | |
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Diagonally opposite and sharing similar geometry, exaggerated by a wide angle lens. | |
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Previously when walking from Morrison Street to Fountainbridge Marco's gym blocked the view of the brick-built Rosemount Buildings. | |
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Most vacated land in Edinburgh seems to have houses constructed on it rather quickly in recent times (2008). Meantime, behind the pile of rubble, there's a new view of Rosemount Buildings. | |
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Demolition continues on the south side of the bridge over the Western Approach Road. | |
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A closer look reveals a big blue crushing machine with a conveyor belt to dump the processed rubble onto lorries for removal. | |
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The Western Approach Road runs under Grove Street. This south facing view show the continuing changes. Photo taken 17 April 2009. | |
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Zoomed in to show Rosemount Buildings and behind, the new buildings at the end of the Union Canal. | |
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This shot is facing north west towards the financial district and Lothian Road. The next bridge is Gardner's Crescent. The round building is the EICC. | |
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Big changes have taken place at the end of this street with the demolition of the brewery and the building of new houses. | |
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Upper Grove Place lies 90m north along Grove Street and the changes here include the loss of some green space. (Views with the blues from a resident) The other end of Upper Grove Place is at Springside. | |
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Other pictures of this house and the adjacent bridge can be found on Fountainbridge page 4. The One way street connects Fountainbridge with Morrison Street leading to Haymarket. | |
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Looking south towards the Fountainbridge end. Where Marco's health club once stood, new buildings are going up between the Western Approach Road and Rosemount Buildings. | |
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Revisited again. This time I've shown Grove Street itself, extending southwards to the Fountainbridge junction. Photographed with an extreme wide angle lens. The converging verticals have been 'corrected' to prevent the appearance of buildings leaning towards each other. |
Nearby areas: Haymarket Fountainbridge Dalry