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Dave Henniker Dean Village / Belford page 2
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Cars coming down Queensferry Street from the West End can no longer fork left at the Dean Bridge for a shortcut along Belford Road. The first building of note is Drumsheugh Baths. | |
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Drumsheugh Baths is not a public swimming baths. When I was a pupil at Daniel Stewart's College we eventually got to go swimming there and use the trapezes and other fun devices they had above the water. | |
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This overgrown patch of land looks as if it's being cleared for some new construction. This view to the church at 1 Dean Bridge (north end) may soon disappear. | |
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A closer look at the windows and metal grilles at the entrance. The swimming pool is further down; the building being on the side of the river gorge. | |
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More of the Drumsheugh area further west along Belford Road. Tall stone tenements in Rothesay Place and Rothesay Terrace overlook the Dean Village area from their rear windows. | |
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A few hundred metres from Drumsheugh baths is the Belford Bridge over the Water of Leith. The comparatively recent houses of Sunbury Place are on the east bank of the river. | |
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Just across the bridge is the Dean Gallery. On this day in March 2010 there was an exhibition of photographs by Diane Arbus. | |
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Turner-nominated Scottish artist Nathan Coley's illuminated text in the garden of the Dean Gallery is taken from a 17th Century royal proclamation made in a French town believed to have been the frequent site of miracles. | |
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Above text copied from The List. I'm reminded of early Billy Connolly records... the Big Yin is asked to 'dae wan o' thae miracles'. | |
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After viewing photos by Anne Arbus I walked back along Belford Road, a peaceful haven away from traffic since they closed the other end. | |
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A few metres further east. The side road drops away on the left behind the wall, leading into the the newer part of Dean Village. | |
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High stone walls on both sides of Belford Road and tall stone tenements. Wooden and metal doors are set into the wall on the south side giving access from private gardens up above. | |
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Nearer to Lyndoch Place the wall isn't so high. Ivy spills down onto the gutter at the side of the road. | |
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A long lens view up Queensferry Street from the top of Bell's Brae juxtaposes part of Edinburgh Castle with other assorted architecture. |
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