Bellevue – more context

Thought I would post some pics of the neighbourhood for those of you who don’t live in Edinburgh.
Coming up from Cannonmills or down from Broughton Street,  the streets are quite beautiful. Georgian houses give way to Georgian tenements.

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… Then Victorian tenements.

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Then my street,  which we think was built in 1936.

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Wandering around greater Bellevue, the following photos are a selection of the good, bad, and ugly.

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And finally,  the ones right across from my front garden.

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In the foreground you can see the lawn we seeded Saturday, which I’m watching avidly for signs of germination. The poor hedge is looking a bit bedraggled from the crazy winds this week. When will it be summer?

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