Gorgie, Dalry, Haymarket page 3
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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 whose six letters resemble a highly compressed version of the company's mission statement. | |
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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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Not a very cheerful prospect but the area is undergoing some change with a new Tynecastle High School being built. | |
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Adjacent to Gorgie Farm is this establishment, nestling under the railway bridge at the top of McLeod Street. | |
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Originally a picture house, then a bingo hall, it's currently some sort of church. | |
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270m further west, opposite Wheatfield Street is this trio of shops. |
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