Astley Ainslie Hospital

Astley Ainslie Hospital: A DISTINCT CHARACTER AREA WITHIN THE GRANGE

DECODING THE CITY Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies AC1 Urban Conservation - Group 2 Chantal Bruvels Sangeetha Kanekal Tilak Claire Sandilands Lilian Tuohy Main Alexandros Veloudis Toby Williams

December 2013

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AC KNOW L E G D E M E N TS We wo u l d l i k e t o t h a n k Dr R u x a n d r a- Iu lia S t o i c a f o r f o r g u i d a n c e a n d en cou ragem e n t an d f o r t h e v a l u a b l e o p p o r t u n i t y t o t a k e p a rt in t h is p roje c t i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n wi t h t h e E d i n b u r g h Ci t y Co u n c i l .

We wou ld als o lik e t o e x p re s s o u r g r a t i t u d e t o Th e G r an ge As s oc ia t i o n , a l wa y s wi l l i n g t o sh a re their know le d ge an d p a s si o n f o r t h e a re a a s we ll a s a s s i st i n g wi t h p r a c t i c a l i s su e s .

We a re a ls o in d e b t e d t o t h e E d i n b u r g h Ci t y Co u n cil, Th e R o y a l Co m m i s si o n f o r Hi st o r i c M on u m en t s a n d S i t e s (RCA HMS ) a n d t h e Nation al L ib r ar y of S c o t l a n d f o r t h e i r a s si st a n c e t h ro u g h o u t t h i s p ro j e c t .

COVER IMAG E: W i l l i a m Tu r n e r ( 1775‑ 1851 ) Edinbu rgh f rom Bl a c kford Hi l l , 1834, L i n e e n gra vi n g on pa pe r, TATE Col l e c t i on .

Astley Ainslie Hospital: A DISTINCT CHARACTER AREA WITHIN THE GRANGE

DECODING THE CITY Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies AC1 Urban Conservation - Group 2 Chantal Bruvels Sangeetha Kanekal Tilak Claire Sandilands Lilian Tuohy Main Alexandros Veloudis Toby Williams

December 2013

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F i gure 1 : Wo odbur n Te rra c e , l ooki n g Nort h .

Contents

PROJECT INTRODUCTION

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CONTEXT, LOCATION AND METHODOLOGY

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RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND CHAR TERS

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EXISTING CONSERVATION AREAS 11

PART ONE: ANALYSIS 2 HISTORICAL ANALYSIS 13 3

ANALYSIS OF LAND USE AND GRANULATION

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ANALYSIS OF OPEN SPACE AND GREEN STRUCTURE

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ANALYSIS OF TRANSPOR T STRUCTURE

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6 ANALYSIS SOCIAL STRUCTURE 45 7

ANALYSIS OF BUILDING TYPOLOGY AND AESTHETICS

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PART TWO: INTERPRETATION AND ILLUSTRATION 8 SWOT 53 9

ACTION PLAN: RECOMMENDATIONS

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APPE NDIX 65 BIBLIOGRAPHY 67

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Preamble

CONSERVATION BACKROUND AND EXISTING SITUATION

Sectio n 61 of th e P l a n n i n g (L i s t e d Bu i l d i n g s a nd Conse r v a t ion Are a s) ( Sc ot la nd) Ac t 1997, des cri bes c on serva tion are a s a s “...a re a s o f sp e c i a l a rc h i t e c t ur a l or hist or ic int e re st , t he c ha r a c t e r or a ppe a r a nce of whi ch i t is des ir ab le to p re se r v e o r e n h a n c e ”*.

Th e Act m ak es p rov isi o n f o r t h e d e si g n a t i o n o f c onse r v a t ion a re a s a s dist inc t from indiv idua l buildings, and plann in g au t h or it ie s a re re q u i re d t o d e t e r m i n e w hic h pa r t s of t he ir re gion me r it c onse r v a t ion a re a s tatus .

Th ere are c u r re n tly 39 c o n s e r v a t i o n a re a s i n E d i nbur gh ** , inc luding c it y c e nt re a re a s, V ic t or ia n subur b s and f o rmer v illa ge s . Each c o n s e r v a t i o n a re a h a s i t s ow n unique c ha r a c t e r a nd a ppe a r a nc e .

WHAT DOES CONSERVATION AREA STATUS IMPLY? In a Co n s er v a tion A re a i t i s b o t h t h e b u i l d i n g s a nd t he spa c e s be t w e e n t he m t ha t a re of a rc hit e c t ur a l or hi s tori c i n terest. Pla n n in g cont ro l i s t h e re f o re d i re c t e d a t ma int a ining t he int e gr it y of t he e nt ire a re a a nd e nha nci ng i ts s p ecial ch ar a c te r. C on se r v a t i o n A re a st a t u s d o e s not me a n t ha t ne w de v e lopme nt is una c c e pt a ble , but care m us t be taken to en s u re th a t t h e n e w d e v e l o p me n t wi ll not ha r m t he c ha r a c t e r or a ppe a r a nc e of t he a re a .

Un d er cu r ren t legis la t i o n , Co n s e r v a t i o n A re a d e signa t ion a ut oma t ic a lly br ings t he follow ing w or ks under pl anni ng c on trol ( in a d d ition t o n o r m a l p l a n n i n g c o n t ro l s ): • • • •

Ad d it ion s a n d alt e r a t i o n s t o e xi st i n g b u i l d i n g s Demolit ion od b u ild i n g s Remo v a l or lop in g o f t re e s New d eve lop m en t s o f a n y s c a l e

Where a d eve lop m en t wo u l d a ff e c t t h e c h a r a c t e r or a ppe a r a nc e of a Conse r v a t ion Are a , t he a pplic a t ion for plann in g p er m is s ion wi l l b e a d v e r t i se d i n t h e l o c a l pre ss prov iding a n oppor t unit y for public c omme nt . V i ews e xp ress e d are t a k e n i n t o a c c o u n t b y t h e l o c a l p l a nning a ut hor it y w he n ma king a de c ision on t he a pplicati on.

In order t o p rot e c t t h e Co n se r v a t i o n A re a s, d esigna t ion re quire s t he Cit y Counc il t o for mula t e a nd publ i s h prop osals for t h e ir p re se r v a t i o n a n d e n h a n c e m e nt .

Lo cal re s id en t s a n d pro p e r t y o wn e r s a l s o h a v e a ma jor role t o pla y in prot e c t ing a nd e nha nc ing t he c haracter and a p p eara n c e of th e C o n s e r v a t i o n A re a b y e n su r i n g t ha t prope r t ie s a re re gula r ly ma int a ine d a nd or igina l features retain ed .

CHARACTER APPRAISALS Th e p ro te c tion of a n a re a d o e s n o t e n d wi t h c o n se r v a t ion a re a de signa t ion; r a t he r de signa t ion de monstrates a c ommitmen t t o p os itiv e a c t i o n f o r t h e sa f e g u a rd i ng a nd e nha nc e me nt of c ha r a c t e r a nd a ppe a r a nc e . The pl anni ng a u thority an d th e S c o t t i s h Go v e r n m e n t a re o b l i g ed t o prot e c t c onse r v a t ion a re a s from de v e lopme nt t hat woul d a d verse ly affect t h e ir sp e c i a l c h a r a c t e r. I t i s , t h ere fore , impor t a nt t ha t bot h t he a ut hor it ie s, ot he r spe c i al i nteres t gro u p s, a n d re s id en t s a re a wa re o f t h o s e e l e m e nt s t ha t must be pre se r v e d or e nha nc e d.

It is inte n d e d th a t Ch a r a c t e r A p p r a i sa l s wi l l guide t he loc a l pla nning a ut hor it y in ma king pla nni ng decisio n s a n d , w h ere o p p o r t u n i t i e s a r i s e , p re p ar ing e nha nc e me nt proposa ls. The c ha r a c t e r a ppr a i s al wi l l be a materia l fact or w h e n c o n s i d e r i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s for de v e lopme nt w it hin t he c onse r v a t ion a re a a nd a ppl i cati ons for sign ific a n t n ew d e v e l o p m e n t s sh o u l d b e a c c ompa nie d by a c ont e xt ua l a na ly sis t ha t de monst r a t e s how the prop osals t a k e accoun t o f t h e e sse n t i a l c h a r a c t e r of t he a re a .

* Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas.” Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Bill ; Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Bill ; Planning Edinburgh: Stationery Office, 1996. Section 61 ** Edinburgh City Council, “Caring for the environment.”, Edinburgh City Local Plan 2010 Chapter 4. Web.<http://217.174.251.127/dev/plans/eclp/ chap4.htm>, 2 Dec. 2013.

F i gure 2 : Exist ing Co nse rva t i on A re a s w i t h i n t h e Ci t y o f E d in b u r g h , E d in b u r g h C it y C o u n c il

THE GRANGE CONSERVATION AREA: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Th e sign ific a n c e of t h e s t u d y a re a d e r i v e s f ro m it s posit ion on t he fr inge s of old hist or ic E dinbur gh. The Cann a n Es ta te s e c ti o n o f t h e Gr a n g e Co n s e r v at ion Are a is a unique sur v iv a l of e a r ly nine t e e nt h c e nt ury l arge su b u rb a n villa d eve l o p me n t s wi t h i n t h e i r o r i g i n a l w oode d grounds inc or por a t ing pic t ure sque se nsibiliti es of the time. Th is are a h as a l o n g h i s t o r y o f a sso c i a t i o n w it h c a r ing for t he sic k a nd la t e r de v e lopme nt s w it hi n m edi cal p ractic e .

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1 Project Introduction

SI TE AR EA THREE

S I T E AR E A ON E

SI TE AR E A F O UR

S I T E A RE A TW O

Fi gure 3: Lo cat ion o f A re a Tw o

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CONTEXT, LOCATION, AND METHODOLOGY

SITE AREA (GROUP TWO) T his u r b an a n a ly s is wi l l m a k e a d e t a i l e d examinat ion of th e s o u t h we st s e c t i o n o f t h e G ran ge C on s er v a tio n A re a i n T h e Ci t y o f E d i n bur gh, Sco tla n d .

Th e area c or re s p on ds wi t h t h e o l d Ca n a a n E s t at e that inclu d es t h e gro u n d s o f t h e c u r re n t A st l e y Ainslie H os p ita l an d a re a s b e y o n d t h e o r i g i n a l Co n se r va tion A rea d e s i g n a t i o n .

Th e area e x t e n d s fro m Ne wb a t t l e Te r r a c e /Gr a nge L oan in th e n or th t o t h e s u b u r b a n r a i l wa y l i n e i n t he sou th th a t follow s th e h i st o r i c a l Ca n a a n b o u n d a r y of th e old Pow e B u r n . T h e we s t e r n b o u n d a r y i s Mo r nin gs id e R oa d a n d t h e c u r re n t Mo r n i n g s i d e Co n se r va tion A rea, wh i l e t h e e a s t e r n b o u n d a r y is Blackford Av e n u e .

UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECT AND PROPOSED METHODOLOGY

F ig u re 4 : L o c a t io n Pla n - U K

Urb an a n a ly s is p rov i d e s t h e b a c k g ro u n d k n o wl e dge fo r w e ll con s id e red f u t u re u r b a n d e v e l o p m e n t and in the cas e of th is s t u d y, t h e a sse s sme n t a n d a n aly sis of th e con s e r va tion n e e d s o f t h e a re a .

Urb an p la n n in g in th e c o n t e xt o f E d i n b u r g h h a s in crea s in gly les s to d o wi t h q u a n t i t a t i v e g ro wt h a nd mo re t o d o w it h t h e c a re a n d a d a p t a t i o n o f e xi st ing u rb an fa b r ics t o m e e t c u r re n t a n d f u t u re n e e d s .

SECTION 1 Th e com p le tion of th i s st u d y wa s c o n t i n g e n t o n the id en t ific a tion , re c o rd i n g a n d i n t e r p re t a t i o n of sp ecific c r it e r ia. H ist o r i c a l , s o c i a l , e c o n o mi c a nd aesthet ic d et a ils w e re d e t e r mi n e d a s re l e v a n t to t he Canaa n Es ta te ( n ow p re d o mi n a t e l y A s t l e y A i n slie Ho sp ita l) a n d it s s u r ro u n d i n g p re c i n c t s .

SECTION 2 F ro m t h e an alys is o f S e c t i o n On e , s t re n g t h s, w eakne s s e s , op p or t u n i t i e s a n d t h re a t s we re id en tif ied . W h e n re a d i n c o m b i n a t i o n wi t h t h e find in gs of t h e ot h e r a re a s, i t i s h o p e d t h a t t h i s stud y w ill s e r ve as a re f e re n c e d o c u m e n t f o r con sid er a tion b y fu t u re st a k e h o l d e r s i n c l u d i n g E dinb u r gh C ou n cil, T h e Gr a n g e Co m m u n i t y Asso ciat ion , d e v e lop e r s a n d t h e wi d e r l o c a l commu n it y.

LOC ATION P LA N - E di nburgh

F ig u re 5 : L o c a t io n Pla n - E d in b u r g h

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RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND CHAR TERS

Th e fo llow in g d ocu m e n t s p ro v i d e a f r a me wo r k f o r ;

A.) the a n a ly s is of th e v a r i o u s me c h a n i s ms b e h ind t he u rb an p la n n in g of th e Gr a n g e .

B.) th e id en t ific a tion o f a n y c u r re n t o r p o t e n t i a l w eaknes s e s in t h e u r b a n f a b r i c o f t h e a re a .

Th is w ill c on tr ib u t e t o t h e sa f e g u a rd i n g o f t h e a re a , f o r the lon g t e r m , k e e p i n g i n m i n d t h e i n e v i t a b l e an d n eces s ar y ch an g e s t h a t wi l l t a k e p l a c e i n f u t ure d evelo p m en t .

ICOMOS CHAR TER FOR THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC TOWNS AND URBAN AREAS (WASHINGTON CHAR TER 1987) PRI NCI P L ES A N D O B J E CT I V E S

1. I n orde r to b e m os t e ff e c t i v e , t h e c o n se r v a t i o n of histo ric tow n s an d oth e r h i st o r i c u r b a n a re a s should be an in te gr al p a r t of c o h e re n t p o l i c i e s o f e c o n o mic and soc ia l d eve lop m e n t a n d o f u r b a n a n d re g i o na l plann in g at eve r y leve l .

The V ision of t he Pla n: “ by 2032, t he E dinburgh Ci ty R e gion is a he a lt hie r, more prospe rous a nd sus tai nabl e pla c e in w hic h c ont inue s t o be int e r na t iona ll y re c ognise d a s a n out st a nding a re a t o liv e , work and do busine ss” 2 . Spe c ific a lly it st a t e s t ha t “ t he hi gh qua lit y built a nd na t ur a l e nv ironme nt of t he S ES P l an a re a unde r pins it s de sir a bilit y a s a pla c e t o li ve, work, do busine ss a nd v isit a nd c a n c ont r ibut e t o i m provi ng he a lt h a nd w e ll be ing… ma int a ining a nd e nhanci ng t he se spe c ia l qua lit ie s in t he c ont e xt of fur t her growth w ill be v it a l t o e nsure t he fut ure prospe r it y o f the a re a ” 3 .

KEY AIMS INCLUDE: • E na ble grow t h of t he e c onomy • Me e t housing ne e d a nd de ma nds in sust a i nabl e loc a t ions • Conse r v e a nd e nha nc e t he na t ur a l a nd bui l t e nv ironme nt • Promot e t he use of brow nfie ld la nd for a ppropri ate use s of high qua lit y de sign • Promot e gre e n ne t w or ks a nd t he prov ision of improv e d t r a nspor t infr a st r uc t ure

2. Q u alit ie s to b e p re se r v e d i n c l u d e t h e h i st o r i c characte r of t h e t ow n o r u r b a n a re a a n d a l l t h o s e material a n d s p ir it u a l e l e me n t s t h a t e xp re s s t h i s characte r.

3. Th e p ar tic ip a tion a n d t h e i n v o l v e m e n t o f t h e resid en t s is e s s e n tia l f o r t h e su c c e s s o f t h e co n serva tion p rogr am me a n d s h o u l d b e e n c o u r a ge d.

T h e con s er v a tion of h i st o r i c t o wn s a n d u r b a n a re a s co n cer ns t h e ir res id e n t s f i r st o f a l l .

4. Co n s e r va tion in a hi st o r i c t o wn o r u r b a n a re a req u ires a p r u d en t , d i sc i p l i n e d a n d sy st e ma t i c approac h . R igid it y s h o u l d b e a v o i d e d si n c e i n d i vidua l cases m a y p re s en t s p e c i f i c p ro b l e ms.

OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS • • • •

E d in b u r gh C ity L oc a l P l a n (A d o p t e d , J a n o u a r y 2010) E d in b u r gh L ocal De v e l o p m e n t P l a n (P ro p o s e d , 2013) T h e As t le y A in s lie D e v e l o p m e n t Br i e f (2 0 0 2 ) 1 G ran ge C on s er v a tio n A re a Ch a r a c t e r A p p r a i sa l ( 1999) • Strate gic De v e lop m e n t P l a n (S E S P l a n , 2 0 0 8 )

Strategic Development Planning Authority for Edinburgh and South East Scotland (2013) Strategic Development Plan June 2013, 4.

3 Strategic Development Planning Authority for Edinburgh and South East Scotland (2013) Strategic Development Plan June 2013, 4.

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For full text and plans see appendix

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EXISTING CONSERVATION AREAS

Area 2 lies m a in ly w i t h i n t h e Gr a n g e Co n se r v a t ion Area (1983, e x t e n d e d 1 9 9 6 ) b u t a l s o p a r t l y l i e s w it hin th e Me rc h is t on an d Gre e n h i l l Co n s e r v a t i o n A re a ( 2 003) a n d t h e M or ni n g s i d e Co n s e r v a t i o n A re a ( 2001) .

A sma ll s e c tion als o l i e s o u t s i d e t h e b o a rd e r o f a ny desig n a te d C on s er v a t i o n A re a .

THE GRANGE CONSERVATION AREA T h e G r a n ge C on s er v a t i o n A re a i s c h a r a c t e r i se d as hav in g “ h igh q u a l i t y s t o n e b u i l t a rc h i t e c t u re of restric t e d h eigh t enc l o s e d b y s t o n e b o u n d a r y wa lls.

The unifor mit y re sult ing from t he use of loc al grey sa ndst one for buildings a nd bounda r y w a lls and S cots sla t e for roofs, t he for ma l a nd pic t ure sque detached a nd se mi- de t a c he d dw e llings of ge ne rous scal e and fine propor t ions, t he low de nsit y gr a in of t he area, a nd t he spa c ious a nd unc lut t e re d st re e t sc a pe” 4 .

A la r ge a re a of t he G r a nge w a s de v e lope d a round 1830 t o house t he e xpa nding middle c la sse s of profe ssiona ls a nd me rc ha nt s in de t a c he d or s em i de t a c he d dw e llings w it h pr iv a t e ga rde n spa ce 5 . It “ re pre se nt e d t he ide a lisa t ion of c ount r y liv ing wi thi n a n ur ba n se t t ing” 6 .

SUR ROU N D IN G C ON S E R VAT I O N A R EA S E xist ing B ounda r y

M or n in gs id e Co n se r v a t i o n A re a

M erc h is t on & Gre e n h i l l Co n s e r v a t i o n A re a Grange Conservation Area. 2013. <http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ directory_record/10200/grangeconservation> 5 City of Edinburgh Council. 1999. The Grange Conservation Area Character Appraisal. City of Edinburgh Council, p8 6 City of Edinburgh Council. 1999. The Grange Conservation Area Character Appraisal. City of Edinburgh Council, p8 4

Th e G r an ge Co n s e r v a t i o n A re a

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THE MERCHISTON & GREENHILL CONSERVATION AREA The Me rc hist on & G re e nhill Conse r v a t ion Area i s de fine d a s ha v ing “ c onsist e nt dome st ic gr a in, s cal e a nd building ma ss” . The c ha r a c t e r a ppr a isa l s ugges ts t ha t t he signific a nc e of t his a re a lie s in it ’s “ hi gh qual i ty st one built a rc hit e c t ure of re st r ic t e d he ight , generous sc a le a nd fine propor t ions e nc lose d by st one boundary w a lls a nd he dge s w hic h de fine t he v isua l a nd phys i cal se c lusion of t he v illa s; t he unifor mit y re sult ing from the pre domina nt use of t r a dit iona l building ma t eri al s ; and t he pre domina nc e of re side nt ia l use s w it hin the area” 7

Fi gure 7: V illas at Her mi t a ge Te rra c e

F ig u re 1 0 : De v e lo p m e n t a t M o r n in g s id e Ro a d a n d C hurch H ill Pla c e

Fi gure 8: V illas at Cluny P l a c e

F ig u re 1 1 : J u n c t io n o f M o r n in g s id e Ro a d a n d C h u rch H ill P lace

Fi gure 9: Tenement s at Woodbu r n Te rra c e

Merchiston and Greenhill Conservation Area. 2013. <http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory_record/10207/merchiston_and_greenhill_conservation_area>

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MORNINGSIDE Th e area of M or n in g si d e t o t h e We s t o f t h e s i t e on a sou th- fa c in g s lop e f ro m Ch u rc h Hi l l t o wa rd s Comist on Ro ad a n d t h e villa ge o f Bi g g a r. Mo r n i n g s i d e E s t a t e w as on e of fou r lot s d i v i d e d f ro m t h e Bu r g h Muir in 1586 an d c om p r is ed 2 6 a c re s we st o f m o d e r n da y Mo r nin gs id e R oa d , wi t h i t s so u t h e r n e d g e r u n ning alon g t h e J ord a n b ur n 8 .

Th e M or n in gs id e C o n s e r v a t i o n A re a “h a s a p redo m in an t ly re s ide n t i a l a re a c h a r a c t e r i se d b y V ictoria n an d Ed w ard i a n v i l l a s wi t h p o c k e t s o f tenem en t a l d eve lop me n t a t Wo o d b u r n Te r r a c e a nd Co miston R oa d ” 9

F ig u re 1 4 : M o d e r n s u p e r m a r k e t a t M o r n in g s id e Ro ad

UNDESIGNATED An a re a ly ing be t w e e n t he Conse r v a t ion Are as of Mor ningside a nd Me rc hist on a nd G re e nhill, taki ng in St e e l’s Pla c e , Fa lc on Te r r a c e , Fa lc on R oa d, Fa lc on R oa d We st , Fa lc on Cour t , Fa lc on G a rdens a nd pa r t s of Mor ningside R oa d a nd Ne w ba t tl e Te r r a c e is unde signa t e d. I t c onsist s of four- s torey c onc re t e housing bloc ks, 19th Ce nt ur y t e ne mental de v e lopme nt , a c ine ma , a c a r re pa ir ga r a ge , P os t O ffic e sor t ing de pot a nd a supe r ma r ke t .

F i gure 1 2: Dev elopment a t M or n i n gsi de R oa d a n d Ne w b a t t le Terrace

F ig u re 1 5 : De v e lo p m e n t a t F a lc o n Ro a d We s t

F i gure 1 3: Dev elopment a t c or n e r of Mor n i n gsi de R oa d a n d F al con Avenue

Cant, M. 1987. Villages of Edinburgh: South Edinburgh Volume 2. Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, p207 9 City of Edinburgh Council (2013) http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory_record/10208/morningside_conservation_area 8

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2 Historical Analysis

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HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF OF SITE TWO

T h e h is t or ical a n a ly s i s h a s b e e n s u b d i v i d e d i n t o t hre e se pa r a t e me t hodologie s:

A) Th e a re a of in v e s t i g a t i o n a s a wh o l e B) I n v olv in g t h e re se a rc h o f i n d i v i d u a l e l e m e n t s a nd st r uc t ure s t ha t t y pify pa r t ic ula r de v e lopme nt t re nds ( Th e are a of in v e s t i g a t i o n a s t h e su m o f i t s pa r t s) .

C) T h e e x is tin g d ev e l o p me n t t re n d s.

2.a

THE AREA OF INVESTIGATION AS A WHOLE

GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY

Scotla n d w a s s h ap e d wh e n s u c c e s si v e i c e a g e s create d th e d r ift va ll e y t h a t n o w l i e s b e t we e n E d in b u r gh an d G las g o w. T h i s f l a t , f e r t i l e , l o w-l ying valley n ow s u p p or ts t h e ma j o r i t y o f t h e p o p u l a tion.

T h e u n d e r lyin g geol o g y i s re d s a n d st o n e f ro m the Carb on ife rou s P e r io d wi t h a l l u v i a l l a y e r s o f so i l. The E d in b u r gh are a w a s v o l c a n i c i n t h e Ca r b o n i f e ro us Period . A s e r ies of e r u p t i o n s t h a t h a v e l e f t o u t c rops o f bas a lt from la v a f l o ws .

Blackford H ill ju s t s o u t h o f S i t e A re a Two i s t h e remains of a s m a ll v o l c a n o . T h e i c e sh e e t s o f t he Pleisto cen e p e r iod m e l t e d 1 0 ,0 0 0 y e a r s a g o l e a v ing fertile s oil an d la n d sh a p e d b y f l o wi n g wa t e r. A nc ie nt larch an d w illow fore st s we re sl o wl y re p l a c e d by o ak w o od in t h e d r y e r a re a s. T h e n a me D r u m s e lc h forest com e s from t h e Ga e l i c f o r W i l l o w r i d g e . The o ld Big gar R oa d w in d i n g t h ro u g h a v a l l e y o f t h e Lead h ills to M or n in g si d e R o a d i n E d i n b u r g h b e c a me an impor ta n t h is tor ic ro u t e f ro m t h e s o u t h .

T h e sit e occu p ies re l a t i v e l y l e v e l g ro u n d , b u t t he a re a o verall s lop e s ge n tly d o wn f ro m n o r t h t o so u t h , more steep ly at it s s ou t h e r n e x t re m i t y, t o wa rd s t h e pa r t ia lly culvert ed J ord an B ur n a n d t h e S o u t h S u b u r b a n railw ay lin e.

F ig u re 1 6 : G e o lo g y a n d To p o g r a p h y o f t h e re g io n .

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HISTORY OF THE GRANGE CONSERVATION AREA AREA OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST (ST ROQUE’S CHAPEL) Th e area n ow k n ow n a s ‘T h e Gr a n g e ’ i n E d i n b ur gh d erive s it s n a m e fro m t h e g r a n g e o r f a r m o f S t .

G iles as s ociat e d w it h t h e A u g u st i n i a n mo n k s o f Ho lyrood an d Pe r p e t u a l V i c a r o f S t Gi l e s . T h i s la nd w as p ar t of th e an ci e n t g re a t f o r re st o f D r u m s e lc h that sur rou n d e d Ed i n b u r g h t o t h e so u t h f ro m e a st to w es t. Th is d en s e f o re st p ro v i d e d a d e g re e of p ro tec t ion from s out h e r n i n v a d e r s a n d wa s a n a nc ie nt ro yal hu n tin g grou n d . K i n g D a v i d I g i f t e d mu c h of t his fo rest lan d to Ed in bu r g h i n 1 1 4 3 e xc e p t t h e e s t a t e s already u n d er roy a l c h a r t e r : Gr a n g e o f S t Gi l e s, Brun tsfie ld an d W h i t e h o u se .

The c ha pe l t o St R oque s t he Dominic a n Sa int of pla gue suffe re r s, w a s founde d in t he Ca nna n area be t w e e n 1501 a nd 1504. Circ umst a nt ia l e v i dence sugge st s t his w a s ne a r Ca na a n House c ur re ntl y the a dminist r a t ion bloc k of t he Ast le y Ainslie Ho s pi tal .

E dinb u r gh w as give n a t r a c t o f l a n d t h a t e xt e n de d sou th from t h e cu r re n t Me a d o ws o r ‘Me a d o w B ur gh L och ’ to t h e B r aid a n d B l a c k f o rd Hi l l s e x t e n d i ng from Mo r nin gs id e in th e w e s t t o wa rd s S c i e n n e s a t t he e a st that be c a m e k n ow n a s t h e B u r g h M u i r.

Kin g David I w as b ro u g h t u p a t t h e E n g l i s h c o ur t a nd h eld En glis h lan d s . Wh e n h e i n h e r i t e d t h e S c o tt ish thro n e in 1124 h e wa n t e d t o b r i n g S c o t l a n d i n to the E urop e a n m od e l o f No r ma n t y p e f e u d a l c o nt rol.

David I fou n d ed a t l e a st 1 5 a b b e y s a n d i n v i t e d monks from v ar iou s ord er s t o S c o t l a n d wi t h g r a n t s o f la nd.

I n 1128 Da v id I c on f e r re d t h e l a n d s o f t h e Gr a nge t o the Ci s t e rcian s of Ho l me Cu l t r a m f ro m Cu mb e r la nd.

Th ere w as a p rop e r t y, p ro b a b l y a c a st l e o r a t ow e r h ou se, w ith t h e n am e Gr a n g e i n d i c a t i n g a n e xi st ing farm at t h is tim e. In 1 3 5 5 D a v i d I I wi t h d re w t he G ran ge lan d s an d e xp e l l e d t h e mo n k s f o r su p por t ing E dw ard III of En gland i n t h e S c o t t i s h Wa r s o f I nd ep e n d e n c e . R ob e r t I I I d i s p o n e d h i s r i g h t s t o And rew Wa rd law in 1 3 9 1 b u t t h e se e v e n t u a l l y reverte d b a c k t o J am e s I V wh o i n t u r n g r a n t e d t he m to Jo h n C a n t of Ed in b u r g h i n 1 5 0 6 . I n 1 6 3 1 t h e la nds w ere bou gh t b y W ill i a m D i c k me rc h a n t a n d l a t er Lord Provo s t of Ed in b u r g h . T h e Gr a n g e re m a i n e d e nt a ile d to the Dick L a u d e r f a m i l y u n t i l a n A c t o f P a r l i a m e nt of 1825 allow e d feu s f o r re si d e n t i a l d e v e l o p me n t .

Th e or igin s of G r an g e Ho u se m a y b e a p ro p e r t y referre d to in 1128. A n e n g r a v i n g o f 1 7 0 0 s h o w s a n L p lan tow er h ou s e . Me d i e v a l re f e re n c e s t o wha t may b e loos ely t e r m e d c a st l e s i n t h e a re a a re at Braid, C om is ton an d Cr a i g h o u s e a n d l a t e r B r u nt sfe ild an d W h ite h ou s e a ll wi t h i n t h e so u t h e r n a p p ro a c he s to E dinb u r gh . Th es e b u i l d i n g s ma y h a v e t a k e n t he fo rm o f p eel tow er s , t o we r h o u se s o r o t h e r wi s e d efend a b le m a n or h o u s e s . T h i s f o r m o f b u i l d i ng le ft a lasti n g im p act on S c o t t i sh v e r n a c u l a r h o u s e s suc h as Jo h n N a p ie r ’s n e a r b y Me rc h i s t o n c a s t l e . T his Sco ttis h B aron ia l s ty l e wa s wi d e l y a d o p t e d b y t he many la r ge s u b u r b a n v i l l a s o r ma n s i o n h o u se s built from th e ear ly t o m id n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y t h a t re ma in ch aract e r is tic of th e Gr a n g e Co n se r v a t i o n a re a an d C a n n a n Es ta te . S e v e r a l h o u se s a re u s e d i n t he Astley A in s lie H os p i t a l . S o me o f t h e l a r g e r h o use s b ecam e p r iva te s c h o o l s o r si mi l a r i n s t i t u t i o n s . Ma ny of th es e fin e h ou s e s we re d e mo l i sh e d t we n t i e t h cen tur y. A p ar tic u la r g r i e v o u s l o ss wa s Gr a n g e House d emo lis h e d in 1936 b u t t h e t re n d c o n t i n u e d u nt il 1970 w ith t h e los s o f Os wa l d Ho u s e .

F ig u re 1 7 : Ru in s o f St . Ro q u e s C h a p e l. G r a n t , J a me s.

Cassell’s Old and new Edinburgh. 1876.

E dinbur gh ha d obt a ine d roy a l c onse nt t o le as e out B ur gh Muir in 1508 t o r a ise mone y from a n o therwi s e unproduc t iv e a re a . The re a re re fe re nc e s t o mas s tree fe lling w it h t imbe r ma de a v a ila ble t o bur ge sses for e xt e nsion t o t he fore la nds of house s ont o t he Hi gh St re e t . E dinbur gh de c ide d t o pe r ma ne nt ly feu out the B ur gh Muir in 1586 t o r a ise funds a ft e r t he di s as trous pla gue of 1585 ha d c omple t e ly de ple t e d t he Burgh fina nc e s. The re w e re some pre e xist ing fa r m s s uch a s t he G r a nge a nd a not he r c a lle d Lit t le E gy pt j us t sout h of t he Pow e bur n in t he a djoining B r a id Es tate.

I n 1585 R obe r t Fa ir le y is re c orde d a s giv ing over his t hre e bre w house s a t Lit t le E gy pt t o bre w beer for t he pla gue suffe re r s. The re is e v ide nc e of two qua r r ie s, t w o mills a nd re fe re nc e s t o c oa l r ig hts .

The a re a t he re fore a lre a dy ha d some fa r ming and c omme rc ia l a c t iv it y by t he sixt e e nt h c e nt ur y al though c onside re d re mot e a nd isola t e d e nough t o be us ed t o isola t e pla que s v ic t ims a nd le pe r c olonie s. The qua r r ie s sugge st t ha t t he roa ds w e re good enough for he a v y c a r t s. The se rout e s w e re proba bly t he current Mor ningside R oa d, Ca na a n La ne a nd G r a nge Loan t ha t re ma in t he ma in a c c e ss roa ds in t he a rea. The subse que nt la nd fe us re spe c t t he se a nc ie nt routes .

1752

T h is is t h e ear lie s t m a p t h a t sh o ws t h e Gr a n g e . The a re a is popula t e d by fa r mla nds w hic h is re pre se nted i n the map s w ith con s e c u t i v e l i n e s o n t h e p l o t s. T h e m a p show s Mor ningside R oa d a s a signific a nt rout e t o and from th e city of Ed in b u r g h . T h e J o rd a n B u r n i s sh o w n r unning a long B la c kford Hill. The ma p a lso illust r a t e s that the lo w lyi n g a gr icu lt u r a l Gr a n g e a re a wa s a t t h e f oot hills of t he B la c kford Hills a nd w a s fe d by t he Jordan Bur n.

1803

T h e F e u in g m a p of 1 8 0 3 i l l u s t r a t e s t h e f i r st p l ot t ing of t he a re a int o la r ge indiv idua l re side nt ia l plot s. Canaan Lan e fir s t ap p ear s in t h i s ma p a s a re s u l t o f t h e plot t ing of t he la nd a nd t hus c a n be e st a blishe d a s one of the o ld est lan es in th e G r a n g e a re a .

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Fi gu re 18:

1843

Th is ma p illu s tr at e s th e d e v e l o p me n t o f ro a d s o n t he e a st side of t he a re a t o fe e d t he plot s t ha t w e re created. The s ou th-e as t s h ow s cons i d e r a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t a s w e ll. The re a re t w o row s of sma ll re side nt ia l plot s fe d by a s i ngl e half w ay s treet . Th e m a p a l so d e p i c t s t h e so u t h s ide junc t ion r a il line t ha t ha s de v e lope d ne xt t o t he bur n.

1849

Th is ma p illu s tr at e s th e p l o t o f Ca n a a n P a r k a n d t he sit e of St . R oque s Cha pe l. As de pic t e d, t he re sid enti al pl ots beg in to d e v e lop w ith l a r g e wo o d l a n d g a rd e n s a nd lodge house a nd e xt e nsions t o t he ma in house some of whi ch c an b e s till s e e n in th e p re se n t A st l e y A i n sl i e Ho spit a l.

1892

Th is m a p d ep ict s th e c o n s i d e r a b l e c h a n g e i n t he fa br ic of t he G r a nge w he re some of t he huge re sidenti al pl ots h ave been rep laced b y i n f i l l d e v e l o p me n t . T h e roa d ne t w or k st a r t s t o fe e d t his infill de v e lopme nt . The central area of th e s it e is com p a r a t i v e l y sp a r se l y p o p u l a t e d w he re a s t he sur rounding a re a s ha v e be e n c omple t e ly fi l l ed i n as the ma in rou t e s h a v e b e c o m e mo re e s t a b l i s h e d.

1937-61

Th is m a p illu s tr at e s t h e f u r t h e r e v o l u t i o n o f t h e ur ba n fa br ic . The c e nt r a l a re a house s t he Ast le y Ainsl i e Hos pi tal .

Th e ro a d n et w or k ha s d e v e l o p e d i n t o d e f i n e d re side nt ia l bloc ks in quit e a fe w pla c e s. The Jorda n bur n begi ns to d isap p e a r a s th e r a i l wa y l i n e d e v e l o p s f u r t h e r.

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CANAAN HISTORY T h e Bub on ic P la gu e w a s c a r r i e d b y r a t s a r r i v i n g on ship s at L eit h cau s in g f re q u e n t a n d se v e re o u t b re a ks i n E d in b u r gh w h ich wa s i n t e n si f i e d b y t h e d e n s i t y of po p u lati on . Pla gu e vic t i ms b a n i sh e d f ro m E d i n b ur gh w ere h ou s ed a t S t. Ro q u e s i n wo o d e n h u t s a n d admin iste red to b y re l i g i o u s c o m m u n i t i e s i n c l u d i ng th e mo n k s of th e G r a n g e o f S t Gi l e s . T h e Bu r g h paid a s tip e n d t o offic i a l p h y s i c i a n s t o t e n d t h e sic k and en fo rced s t r ict q ua r a n t i n e m e a s u re s. I n e xt re me epidemics m a s s b u r ia l p i t s we re d u g a t S t R o q u e s a nd Bru n tisf ie ld .

Can aan L a n e b ecam e a p o p u l a r p a t h f o r p i l g r i ms w ho hop ed p r a y e r s at t h e c h a p e l d e d i c a t e d t o t h e s a int may bestow p rot e c tio n f ro m t h e p l a g u e . I n 1 5 1 7 a Do minican c on v e n t d e d i c a t e d t o Ca t h e r i n e o f S i e nna w as form e d . Th e t h ir t y n u n s p ro b a b l y n u r s e d t h e plag u e v ic tim s at S t R o q u e s. S t Ca t h e r i n e ’s wa s t o th e n ort h - eas t at S c ie n n e s su p p o r t e d a n e a r b y l epe r co lon y. S t C a th e r in e’s c o n v e n t , Gr a n g e Ho u se a nd Whitehou s e w e re b a d l y d a ma g e d a l o n g wi t h ma ny of th e ab b e y s a n d cas tle s o f S c o t l a n d b y t h e a r my of Hen ry V III d u r in g th e “ro u g h wo o i n g ” o f 1 5 4 4 . T he nuns l e ft St C a th e r in e’s in 1 5 6 7 a f t e r t h e d i sso l u t i o n o f a ll mon aste r ie s a n d con v e n t s i n t h e re f o r ma t i o n a b out 1 560. Th e a rea w as use d f o r h o r se t r a d i n g , t h e ‘B ur gh Mu ir Ston e ’ w as u s e d f o r t h i s p u r p o se .

T h e Bur gh M u ir w a s f e u d o u t i n a n u m b e r o f l o t s i n 1 586 t o b ecom e t h e d i st r i c t s o f ; Ne wi n g t o n , Mor nin gs id e , G re e n h i l l , B r a i d , a n d Ca n n a n . Ca n na n at 65 acre s w as t h e la r g e s t , o n a p l e a s a n t so u t hw a rd f acin g s lop e tow ard s B l a c k f o rd Hi l l . T h e s h e l t e re d po sitio n a n d good s o i l o f t h e Ca n n a n E st a t e wo uld be attra c tiv e t o far m e r s . T h e o l d f a r m s me n t i o n e d o n reco rd s an d m ap s o f L i t t l e E g y p t a n d t h e Gr ange sup p ort t h is c on te n tio n .

Mills, tha t w e re u s u al l y p ro p e r t y o f o v e r l o rd s, must have be en d r ive n b y t h e P o we Bu r n a s t h e o n l y know n w ater sou rc e in th e a re a . T h i s i s n o w c a l l e d t h e Jordan B u r n an d is a re l a t i v e l y i n si g n i f i c a n t s t re am t ha t disappe a r s an d reap pe a r s f ro m u n d e r g ro u n d p a s sa ge s alth ou gh n ow m os tly c u l v e r t e d . T h e P o we Bu r n i s t he ancien t b ou n d ar y of t h e a re a b u t i t h a s h a d a v a r ia ble co u rse ov e r tim e a n d m a y h a v e f l o we d s t ro n g e r histo rically. Th e c u r re n t ro u t e o f t h e b u r n i s t h o ught t o be fro m M ax w ell Stre e t u n d e r M o r n i n g si d e R o a d t he n j ust n orth of th e r a ilwa y t o B l a c k f o rd p o n d a re a a nd beyon d t o S c ie n n e s . I t a p p e a r s o n t h e su r f a c e in t he w o od ed grou n d s of Wo o d b u r n Ho u s e o ff Ca n a a n La ne and may h a v e s u p p lie d wa t e r t o t h e S t Ro q u e ’s a nd old G range of St G ile s .

The Ca na a n a re a inc lude s E a st e r n sounding Bi bl i cal na me s of; Lit t le E gy pt , Jorda n La ne , E de n Street, Nile G rov e , He bron a nd G oshe n. The t e r m gyps y i s a c or r upt ion of E gy pt ia n a nd suc h na me s may have or igina t e d from a gy psie s c olony in t he a re a . Renam i ng t he Jorda n B ur n a dja c e nt t o E gy pt fa r m ma y have oc c ur re d from t his t ime . The re a re re c ords o f Jam es I V be ing e nt e r t a ine d a t Holy rood Pa la c e by gyps y da nc e r s. Ja me s V re c ognise d t he gy psy Johnny Faa a s lord a nd e a r l of Lit t le E gy pt in 1540. G y psi es were la t e r e xpe lle d from E dinbur gh in 1541 in a c cordance w it h a subse que nt R oy a l proc la ma t ion. The col ony just out side t he jur isdic t ion of E dinbur gh may have oc c ur re d t he n. An a lt e r na t iv e e xpla na t ion of a Jewi s h c ommunit y inv it e d by t he impov e r ishe d St e wart ki ngs i n re t ur n for loa ns se e ms le ss like ly, a nd a ga in, Jews were la t e r e xpe lle d.

The Ca nna n E st a t e re ma ine d most ly int a c t and unc ha nge d for ov e r 200 y e a r s. The a re a is noted on ma ps w it h t he la r ge fa r m of E gy pt some t i m es ma r ke d se pa r a t e ly. Ca nna n a djoining t he road by the Mor ningside Toll, w it hin a she lt e re d v a lle y, woul d be a na t ur a l st opping pla c e a ft e r c rossing t he hills on the a pproa c h t o E dinbur gh. The re w a s proba bly an i nn w it h fa c ilit ie s t o w a t e r hor se s e t c . Ca nna n a ppears t o ha v e be e n a suc c e ssful e st a t e unt il 1803 when a fe uing pla n w a s propose d div iding t he a re a into 22 plot s be t w e e n t he roa ds of G r a nge Loa n a nd Cannan la ne . The se fe us w e re most ly nomina lly 3 a c res wi th a fe w la r ge r. The c onc e pt of t he r ur a l ide a l of l i vi ng i n sma ll c ount r y ma nsions or subur ba n v illa s a ppeal ed t o t he fa shiona ble pic t ure sque a e st he t ic of the ti m e.

Wa lle d grounds or ga rde ns offe re d r ur a l pr iv acy not re a dily a v a ila ble E dinbur gh. The fe us w e re qui ckl y t a ke n up c it iz e ns of me a ns w ho built fine hous es wi thi n c a re fully pla nne d ga rde ns or pa r kla nd. E a r ly res i dents inc lude d int e lle c t ua ls, univ e r sit y profe ssor s and m en of me dic ine . Ma ny of t he se house s sur v iv e c onti nui ng the long hist or y of c a re a nd e duc a t ion by housing vari ous inst it ut ions. The Ca nna n a re a sur v iv e s sur pri s i ngl y int a c t from t his e a r ly pha se of de v e lopme nt . Li ttl e sub div ision on t he Ca na a n E st a t e a nd limit ed i nfi l l de v e lopme nt ha v e oc c ur re d sinc e 1807 w he n the fi rs t v illa , Ca nna n House , w a s e re c t e d on t he se feus . Thi s c ont inuit y is pa r t ly due t o 46 a c re s of t he old Cannan E st a t e be c oming t he Ast le y Ainslie Hospit a l from 1922.

F i gure 1 9: Original Fue i n g P l a n of t h e Ca n a a n Est a t e , 1 8 0 3

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2. b

THE AREA OF INVESTIGATION AS THE A SUM OF ITS PAR TS

ASTLEY AINSLIE HOSPITAL Th e Astle y A in s lie H o sp i t a l wa s f o u n d e d a s a c on vale s c e n t an d rec re a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n u n d e r t he w ill of Mr David A in s lie.

Th e site , a c q u ired in 1 9 2 1 , c o n si st e d o f a n i n e hole golf co u r s e a n d fou r s u b s t a n t i a l v i l l a s :

A

C an aan H ou s e (A d mi n B l o c k )

B

C an aan Pa r k

C

St R oq u e

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Wood b u r n H o u s e

HISTORY David Ain s lie of C os t e r t o n wa s a v e r y we a l t h y ma n, makin g h is m on ey fro m f a r mi n g , p r i m a r i l y sh e e p breed in g. H is w ill w a s d r a wn u p i n 1 8 7 6 . He wi she d the medic a l as s ociat io n o f t h e p a r k l a n d s su r ro u nding Millbank in C a n a a n , p a r t o f t h e we a l t h y Gr a n g e a re a i n the sou th of Ed in b u r g h t o c o n t i n u e . Hi s d e si re w a s for h is b eq u es t t o b e u s e d “f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f e re c t ing a n d en d ow in g a h os p i t a l o r i n s t i t u t i o n t o b e c a l l e d t he Astley A in s lie In s t itu ti o n , f o r t h e re l i e f a n d b e h o o f of the con v a le s cen t s in t h e R o y a l I n f i r m a r y o f E d i n bur gh” .

Althou gh th e re a s on f o r t h e b e q u e s t h a s n e v e r be e n c lear, m an y b elieve t h a t D a v i d f e l t h i s n e p h e w, John Astley A in s lie, w h o w a s i n A l g i e r s t o i m p ro v e h i s health , m igh t h ave s u r v i v e d h a d h e re c e i v e d s k i l l e d c on vale s c e n t care .

David Ain s lie’s w ill s t i p u l a t e d t h a t t h e mo n i e s were t o be inves te d for a fu r t h e r t e n y e a r s u p o n h i s d e a th. O nly then w ere t h e y t o b e u se d t o e st a b l i s h t h e I n s t i t ut ion.

He passe d aw a y in M a y 1 9 0 0 . Wo r l d Wa r I m e a nt t ha t a fter all t h e for m alit ie s t h e h o sp i t a l d i d n o t o p e n unt il 1923.

In itially th e h os p ita l w a s k n o wn a s S t J o h n ’s t o c ommem or a te h is n eph e w. A su b s e q u e n t c o d i c i l a lt e re d the n am e to t h e A s t le y A i n s l i e I n st i t u t i o n . I t wa s not k now n a s th e A s t le y A i n s l i e Ho s p i t a l u n t i l a s re c ent ly a s 1946.

The Na t iona l He a lt h Se r v ic e a re gr a dua lly c lo s i ng wards a nd se lling off some of t he most v a lua ble re al es tate i n Sc ot la nd. Pa t ie nt s a nd st a ff a re t o be mov e d to other pa r t s of t he NHS w it hin t he c it y. This e nds o ne of the most w onde r fully t hought out a nd pla nne d p hi l anthropi c be que st s in Sc ot t ish hist or y.

CURRENT SITUATION A me e t ing w a s c ha ire d by Sue Tr it t on on 22 M arch, 2013 on t he subje c t of t he Ast le y Ainslie w it h t hose int e re st e d in t he pla nning issue s, a s di s ti nct from he a lt h ma t t e r s inv it e d t o a t t e nd. All t he l ocal c ommunit y c ounc ils w e re re pre se nt e d. The m eeti ng re solv e d, a mongst ot he r t hings, t o a sk t he Pl anni ng De pa r t me nt if t he y w ould be w illing t o pre pare a pla nning br ie f for t he Ast le y Ainslie sit e . Thi s woul d hope fully a llow CCs t o ha v e some input int o tryi ng to e nsure t ha t w ide public a c c e ss, i.e . c r iss- c ros s i ng the sit e , w a s e nshr ine d in t he doc ume nt . The P l anni ng De pa r t me nt might re fuse t o pre pa re a br ie f on the grounds of be ing t oo busy, a s t he y ha v e on previ ous oc c a sion. The re pre se nt a t iv e s of t he c ommuni ty c ounc ils w e re a ske d t o se e k a pprov a l t o t his i ni ti ati ve from t he ir re spe c t iv e CCs. The c loc k is now t ic king on t he Ast le y Ainslie s i te, sinc e t he He a lt h B oa rd ha s be e n giv e n a n outl i ne of a pprov a l t o fund t he fir st pha se of t he R oy a l Edi nburgh building progr a mme a t My re side R oa d. The vi ew of t he me e t ing w a s t ha t t he proje c t w ill now proceed and t his w ill be gin a gr a dua l de c a nt from t he Astl ey A i ns l i e.

The proc e ss w ill t a ke y e a r s, so pla nne r s shoul d not be a ble t o c la im a la c k of t ime or not ic e t o pre pare a bri ef for t he sit e .

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MI L L BAN K PAVI L L I ON

CASE STUDY 1: CANAAN PARK Cann an Pa r k is a n in t e re s t i n g a c c u mu l a t i o n o f b uildings fro m differe n t p er iod s t h a t e n c a p s u l a t e s mu c h o f t he s ocial an d d e m ogr a p h i c h i st o r y o f t h e a re a . T h e e arliest b u ild in g ap p e a r s t o b e a c o a c h h o u s e o r st a ble with a c ob b le d cou r ty a rd a g a i n st a p ro b a b l y l a t er e state-divid in g w a ll. T h i s i s a we l l b u i l t f a r m b u i l ding po ssib ly p re - d at in g t h e 1 8 0 3 f u e i n g o f t h e Ca n n an e state for v illa s . Th e n e w o wn e r s b u i l t a n e a r l y nineteenth cen t u r y It a l i a n a t e v i l l a wi t h a l a n t e r n tow e r.

pr iv a t e sc hool for gir ls a bout 1900. I t w a s bought by t he Ast le y Ainslie I nst it ut ion a long w it h 31 a cres of t he Ca nna n e st a t e in 1921. Ca nna n Pa r k w a s the fi rs t building t o be a da pt e d for hospit a l use in 1923 (fi gure 22) init ia lly on a n e xpe r ime nt a l ba sis w it h fourteen fe ma le pa t ie nt s.

C a n a a n Pa r k Pro p o s e d Ad d it io n , Sy d n e y M it c h e ll a n d W ils o n , 1 9 2 8 . RC AH M S

Fi gu re 20:Direct or y t o ge n t l e m e n ’s se a t s a n d vi l l a ge s in Scotl and, pp. 52 and 71 <h t t p: / / di gi t a l . n l s. u k/ 85559072 > .

Date: 184 3

Th is villa w as lat e r e xt e n d e d wi t h a V i c t o r i a n b a y wind ow ad d it ion . Th e wh o l e c o mp l e x wa s c o n n ec t e d to th e old e r fa r m b u ildi n g s b y a mo re u t i l i t a r i a n w ing.

Th e p ro p e r t y w a s a t o n e t i m e c a l l e d ‘E l l a n g o wa n’ a nd a cq u ired b y t h e C a n n a n P a r k S y n d i c a t e b e c o mi ng a

The front of t he v illa fa c ing t he la w ns st ill c learl y bears t he t r a c e s of v e r a nda s a dde d for pa t ie nt s t hat were e nc our a ge d t o sle e p in t he ope n a ir. Fur t he r gal l ery t y pe ba lc onie s w e re e xt e nde d a nd a n iron fire es cape w a s a dde d. This w hole building re la t e s t o t he s i te c ha r a c t e r ise d by t e mpor a r y re side nt s e njoy ing the pic t ure sque ga rde ns of t he old Ca nna n E st a te and e nv irons.

Keep in g p at ie n ts in c l e a n f re sh a i r wa s c e n t r a l t o t he Astly A in s le y p olicy wh e n t h e c i t y wa s p o l l u t e d a nd in fectiou s re s p ir a tor y d i se a se s we re c o m m o n p la c e .

Ho sp ita l p at ie n ts ou t si d e i n a l l we a t h e r wi t h d istinct iv e re d b lan k e t s we re a c o mmo n si t e t o visitors on B la c k ford Hi l l . Ca n n a n P a r k i s i n t r i nsic a lly lin ked to t h e s oc ia l f a b r i c o f t h i s a re a h a v i n g s e r v e d vario u s fu n ct ion s b e y o n d t h e o r i g i n a l v i l l a u se .

CASE STUDY 2: MILLBANK HOUSE Th e fir s t cu s tom b u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n o n t h e A s t l ey Ainslie s it e w a s regre t t a b l y t o d e m o l i s h Mi l l b a nk Ho u se t h e h om e of t h e l e a d i n g s u r g e o n J a m e s Sy me from 1 842 an d w h ere J o se p h L i st e r ma r r i e d h i s d au gh te r. Th es e w e re i n t u r n c o l l e a g u e s o f J a me s Simp son w h os e im po r t a n t d i s c o v e r y o f c h l o ro f or m w as at t h e re c om m e n d a t i o n o f D u n c a n F l o c k a r t from n earb y O s w a ld h ou s e , d e mo l i sh e d i n 1 9 7 0 . Mi l lba nk Ho u se w a s rep laced i n 1 9 2 9 b y a si n g l e s t o r y building w ith ex t e n d e d d iago n a l wi n g s t o m a xi mi se t h e light an d air ava ila b le an d i so l a t e p a t i e n t s. Mi l l b a n k p avilio n w a s s p ecifi c a l l y d e si g n e d b y t h e t r u st for su ffere r s of tu b e relo s i si s, a n i n f e c t i o u s re sp i r a t or y d iseas e m os t p re v a l e n t i n t h e n i n e t e e n t h a n d ea r ly tw enti e th cen t u r ies a n d o n e o f t h e m a i n c a u se s of d eath, b e fore th e adv e n t o f a n t i b i o t i c s.

F ig u re 2 3 : C a n n a n Pa r k

This â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;B ut t e r fly Pa v ilionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; de sign w a s suc c e ssful and a not he r t w o w e re subse que nt ly built . This bui l di ng is a c onne c t ion w it h t he long hist or y of inst ituti onal c a re of t he sic k a nd isola t ion of infe c t ious pati ents on t he fr inge s of E dinbur gh. Millba nk Pa v ilion s houl d be list e d a nd pre se r v e d. The buildings c re a t e d by the Ast le y Ainslie c ha r it a ble Tr ust e mbody t he e gal i tari an pr inc ipa ls t ha t for me d t he ba sis of t he Na t io nal Heal th se r v ic e , a n inst it ut ion of e xc e pt iona l signific ance.

F i gure 2 1: Original Dr a w i n gs of t h e A st l e y A i n sl i e Hos p it a l, Mi l l b ank Pavilio n, RCA HM S

F i gure 2 2:Millbank Pav i l i on , f rom t h e S ou t h Ea st

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CASE STUDY 3: FALCON HALL Th e F alc on Es ta te w a s o n e o f t h e l a r g e s t e st a t e s formed on th e lan d s o f Ca n a a n a n d c o v e re d 1 8 a c re s s tretchin g from N e w ba t t l e Te r r a c e t o Ca n a a n L a ne , a n d from M or n in gs id e R o a d t o F a l c o n Ga rd e n s ( na me d a fter the H a ll) 10 . Th e Ha l l wa s l o c a t e d a t t h e j u n ct ion of Falcon R oad Wes t a n d F a l c o n Co u r t a n d t h e ma in en trance w as t a k e n o ff M o r n i n g si d e R o a d b e t we e n Steels’ Pla c e an d F a lc o n Ro a d We st .

The st one pilla r s w e re of Cr a igle it h st one a nd were fla nke d by st a t ue s of Ne lson a nd We llingt on and nume rous st one fa lc ons 15 . I t re ma ine d in t he Fal coner fa mily follow ing t he de a t h of t he la st re ma ini ng da ught e r in 1887 w he n it be c a me a boy s boardi ng sc hool a nd t he e st a t e w a s sold t o G e or ge Wats on’s Hospit a l in 1889 a t w hic h point t he e nt r a nc e pi l l ars and ga t e s w e re sold 16 . I t w a s le a se d by John B arthol om ew ( c a r t ogr a phe r ) a nd a ft e r he a nnounc e d t ha t he woul d not re ne w t he le a se in 1907 17 it w a s de molished ci rca 1909 18 . The front a ge pilla r s w e re inc or por ated i nto M r B a r t holome w ’s pre mise s on Dunc a n St re e t ( s ee fi g. 29) a nd some st one fa lc ons w e re built int o pre mi s es on Cost or phine R oa d now ow ne d by t he R oy a l Zool ogi cal Soc ie t y of Sc ot la nd.

Fi gu re 24: Ex cerpt from J oh n st on ’s P l a n of Edi n bu rgh 1 8 6 1 sh ow i n g lo cat ion o f Falc on Ha l l 11

F ig u re 2 6 : H is t o r ic p h o t o o f f ro n t a g e o f F a lc o n H all 1 9

Fi gu re 25: Hist or ic photo of e n t ra n c e pi l l a rs w i t h st on e f a lc o n s t o F al con Hall, Mo r nings i de R oa d 12

Th ere has b een s om e c o n f u s i o n a s t o wh e t h e r o r not Falco n H all w as a re- wo r k i n g o f a n o l d e r p ro p e r ty c alled M or n in gs id e L o d g e . I t i s k n o wn t h a t t h e prop erty refer red to a s F a l c o n Ha l l wa s d e v e l o p e d in 1815 b y A le x an d er F a l c o n e r 1 3 a n d wa s 2 st o re y wit h a 12 mo n olith ic p illar fa ç a d e 1 4 .

F ig u re 2 7 : Pilla r s f ro m F a lc o n H a ll re - u s e d in f ro n tag e o f b u ild in g o n Du n c a n St re e t , o ff C a u s e w a y s id e

Smith, C. 1978. Historic South Edinburgh Volume 1. Edinburgh: John Donald Publishing, p.243 11 ibid,176.

12 ibid,176.

13 ibid, 243.

14 ibid, 214-215.

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ibid, 246.

Cant, M. 1987. Villages of Edinburgh: South Edinburgh Volume 2. Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 216.

17 Smith, C. 1978, 247-8.

18 Cant, M. 1987, 216.

19 Smith, C. 1978, 244.

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INFILL OF GAP SITES 85-8 9 Sou th O s w a ld Ro a d : E re c t i o n o f 1 2 p r i v a t e reside n t ia l flat s a p p ro v e d b a s e d o n t h e u se o f na t ur a l materia ls ( s ton e , rend e r, a n d c e d a r b o a rd i n g ) and reten ti on of s ton e bo u n d a r y wa l l s.

F ig u re 3 0 : I n f ill d e v e lo p m e n t a t 2 2 So u t h O s w a ld R o ad F i gure 2 8: Infill develo pm e n t a t 85-89 S ou t h O sw a l d Ro a d

13-2 1 M or ton h a ll R o a d & 1 -1 0 Tro t t e r Ha u g h : E rectio n of 4 b loc k s c o n t a i n i n g 2 7 f l a t s wa s con sid ere d t o re s p e c t t h e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e a re a by retain in g m u c h gre e n s p a c e , h i g h st o n e wa l l s a nd a coach h ou s e u s in g s t o n e , t i mb e r a n d g l a s s.

DEMOLITION AND NEW BUILDS 75a , b, c Sout h O sw a ld R oa d: 15 se lf- c ont a i ned fl ats / t ow nhouse s w e re a pprov e d a s t he proposal was a c c e pt a ble in t e r ms of use , de sign a nd ma t eri al s and re pla c e d a group of buildings t ha t did not c ontri bute posit iv e ly t o t he Conse r v a t ion Are a .

F ig u re 3 1 : I n f ill d e v e lo p m e n t a t 7 5 a , b a n d c So uth Os wald Ro a d

F i gure 2 9: Infill develo pm e n t a t Trot t e r Ha u gh , M ort o n h a ll R oad

160- 172 G r a nge Loa n: De molit ion of e xist ing cottages a nd e re c t ion of a re side nt ia l de v e lopme nt c o m pri s i ng 19 unit s a pprov e d a s t he proposa l c ont a ine d natural ma t e r ia ls t ha t w ould not a dv e r se ly impa c t t he a ppe a r a nc e of t he Conse r v a t ion Are a .

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Fi gure 32: Infill Dev elopm e n t a t 160-172 G ra n ge L oa n

I t c a n be se e n for m t he a bov e e xa mple s of recent de v e lopme nt s t ha t t he c ounc il is se e king high qua lit y de v e lopme nt t ha t t a ke s int o a c c ount ex i s ti ng la ndsc a pe c ha r a c t e r, list e d buildings a nd t he overal l se t t ing of t he c onse r v a t ion a re a . The c ounc i l has a lso a pprov e d c ont e mpoa r y de signs w he re thes e wi l l e nha nc e t he sa id e nv ironme nt s w hilst a lso â&#x20AC;&#x153; addi ng v isua l int e re st t o t he st re e t sc e ne â&#x20AC;? 20 . R e c e nt reas ons for re fusa l ha v e inc lude d se t t ing a n unde sir abl e pre c e de nt , ov e rde v e lopme nt , una c c e pt a ble subdi vi s i on, dist re spe c t ful t o spa t ia l c ha r a c t e r of e xist ing l ands cape a nd poor ma t e r ia l c hoic e s.

1 45-1 57 G r an ge L oa n : D e mo l i t i o n o f e xi st i n g hou se a n d con s tr u ct io n o f re s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p me nt o f 7 to w n h ou s es ap p ro v e d f o r t h e i r h i g h q u a l i t y co n temp or ar y d es ign a n d re t e n t i o n o f m a t u re l a n d scap e .

ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS 1 19 G ra n ge R oa d : F o r m u l a t i o n o f 1 b e d ro o m a p ar t me nt approve d as n o e x t e r n a l a l t e r a t i o n s we re re q u i re d a nd parkin g w as s u ffic ie n t .

City of Edinburgh Council (no date) Officer Report to Development Management Sub-Committee of the Planning Committee (07/04170/

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3 Analysis of Land Use AIMS To in ve s tiga te t h e pre d o mi n a t e l a n d u s a g e wi t hin t he area a n d id e n tify t h e i n t e r-re l a t i o n b e t we e n t h ese : • Pub lic A m en it ie s (P a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e re l a t e d to t he h os p it a l) • Res id e n tia l ( in d iv i d u a l h o u s e s , mu l t i -st o r y ap a r t m en t b u ildi n g s , t e r r a c e d h o u se s ) • O p en Sp a c e • Tran s p or t • O ther lan d u s es

AREAS OF INTEREST : Ho w d oes t h is c om pa re t o su r ro u n d i n g a re a sp articular ly t h e gr a n u l a t i o n o f T h e Gr a n g e A re a , w hic h is p redom in a te ly re si d e n t i a l ?

Are there an y ob viou s d i s r u p t i o n s b e t we e n d i ff e re nt lan d u s e are a s ?

Do thes e coin cid e wi t h e xi st i n g b o u n d a r i e s ?

Th ro u gh t h e an alys i s o f l a n d u sa g e i n A re a 2 , it beca m e c le a r th a t t h e A st l e y A i n sl i e g ro u n d s are es p e c ia lly u n iq ue wi t h i n t h e c o n t e xt o f i t s su rro u n d in gs . Th ere i s a d i st i n c t p a rc e l o f p u b lic sp ace m ar k e d w ith b u i l d i n g s u se d f o r h e a l t h a nd ed u cation

F ig u re 3 3 : 1 4 3 G r a n g e L o a n , As t le y Ain s lie H o s p ital, N o r th a n d So u t h L o d g e s , G a t e p ie r s a n d G a t e s , C a t e g o r y A Lis ted

14 O sw a ld R oa d, 31, 33, 35 Mor t onha ll R oad, al l Ca t e gor y A List e d. V ie w of row of 4 v illa s situated at t op of r a ilw a y e mba nkme nt .

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C a te gor y A

Arc ha e logic a l I nt e re st

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C a te gor y C

S T ONE WAL L S List e d

Non- list e d

LISTED BUILDINGS Th e Astle y A in s lie gro u n d s c o n t a i n a n u mb e r o f list e d buildings a nd fe a t ure s inc luding t he sout h ga t e lodge, the s cien tific b loc k , b ou n d a r y wa l l s, a n a n c i l l a r y sc hool building a nd t he ga rde n w a ll, t o na me a fe w. The se have been d es ign a te d for t h e i r a rc h i t e c t u r a l , h i st o r i c a l a nd a e st he t ic me r it .

(A compre h e n s ive lis t o f t h e L i s t e d Bu i l d i n g s i n t he a re a is inc lude d in t he a ppe ndix.)

Th e maj or ity of res id e n t i a l b u i l d i n g s i n A re a 2 a re ‘V illa s’, la r ge house s w it h la r ge ma t ure ga rde ns a nd res i denti al whereas t h os e fa llin g i n t h e o t h e r Co n se r v a t i o n A re a s in Are a 2 a re ‘House s’; se mi- de t a c he d a nd t e r r aced tenement s . M ore n on -re si d e n t i a l u se s c a n b e f o und in t he ot he r c onse r v a t ion a re a s a s w e ll suc h a s c hurches , s h op s, ch u rc h h alls , a n d a c i n e m a .

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AI MS Th is sect ion an alys e s a n d c h a r a c t e r i se s g re e n ope n sp aces : • Priv at e op en s p ac e / g a rd e n o f p r i v a t e l y o wne d h ou s es • Semi- Pu b lic op en sp a c e s e .g . i n n e r c o u r t y a rd of a n office b u ild in g • Pub lic O p e n S p a c e a s so c i a t e d wi t h h o s p i t a l • Pub lic O p e n S p a c e • Po te n tia l Deve lop m e n t A re a s F or the p u r p os e of c o n se r v a t i o n , a n a n a l y si s v a lue of th es e s p aces is a l s o n e c e s sa r y. T h i s i n c l u d e s t he id en tif icat ion of in tr i n s i c v a l u e s su c h a s: • Spa t ia l Ex p e r ien c e • Rec re a tion a l va lu e (p ro xi mi t y t o re si d e n t i a l a re a s) • F u n c tion a l Valu e: I n h e a l t h c a re , l i n k a g e s f o r su r rou n d in g res i d e n t i a l c o m m u n i t i e s e c t • Prote c tion Valu e (T P O’s e t c ) • Hist or ical Sign ific a n c e (o p e n sp a c e re l a t e d t o h e a lth care ap p ro a c h e s i n h o sp i t a l )

VE G ETAT I O N

A w ide r an ge of t ree sp e c i e s ma k e u p t h e e x t e nsiv e treescap e of t h e s ite . T h e Gr a n g e A s so c i a t i o n ha s ad vise d th a t t h e re a re 5 4 sp e c i e s o f t re e p re s e nt on the site – b e tw een 4 0 0 a n d 5 0 0 t re e s i n t o t a l , not cou n ti n g th e con ifero u s p l a n t a t i o n a d j a c e n t t o t he sou ther n b ou n d ar y.

Th e w h ole con s titu te s t h e mo st e xt e n si v e a n d compl et e V ict or ian u r b a n t re e sc a p e l e f t i n S o u t h E dinb u r gh . It h as s e v e r a l c o m p o n e n t s: t h e t re e b elts a rou n d t h e h o s p i t a l p e r i m e t e r ; t h e i n t e r n al b elts pla n te d t o p ro v i d e e n c l o s u re f o r t h e o r i g i na l villas; is olat e d s p e c i m e n t re e s p l a n t e d wi t h i n t he ir gro u n d s e ith e r c on te m p o r a n e o u sl y o r l a t e r ; a n d p lan ting u n d er ta k e n b y t h e h o sp i t a l a u t h o r i t i e s t o the sou th , in c lu d in g t h e i n c o n g r u o u s p l a n t a t i o n.

Th e site t h e re fore p o sse s se s i n i t s e x t e n si v e t re e cover t h e b as is of a ma t u re l a n d sc a p e st r u c t u re w h ich s h ou ld b e re t a i n e d a n d e n h a n c e d t o b e come the p rin c ip a l or ga n is i n g e l e me n t i n t h e l a y o u t of the n ew d eve lop m ent . P l a n n i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s should accordin gly in clu d e a l a n d s c a p e ma n a g e m e n t p lan ou t lin in g t h e p ro p o sa l s f o r t h e re t e n t i o n , en h an c e m en t an d ma n a g e m e n t o f t re e s a n d lan d scap in g w it h in t h e si t e , i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e woodla nd b elts a n d oth e r m at u re t re e s d i s p e r se d t h ro u g hout the site .

TREE PRESERVATION ORDERS ( ASTLEY AINSLIE HOSPITAL) The Cit y of E dinbur gh Tre e Pre se r v a t ion O rd er (TP O) No 3. 2000 w a s ma de on t he 14 th De c e mbe r 2000.

TPO s e nsure t he pre se r v a t ion of signific a nt trees and t he re is a st rong pre sumpt ion a ga inst de v e lo pm ent or c ha nge of use t ha t is like ly t o de t r ime nt a l l y i m pact suc h t re e s in t he long a nd shor t t e r m 22 . I t c o vers the ma jor it y of t he Ast le y Ainslie Hospit a l sit e des i gnati ng groups of t re e s w it hin t he sit e . The TPO c overs a r a nge of spe c ie s inc luding birc h, lime , sy c a more, row a n, c he r r y, holly, a pple , be e c h, hor se c hes tnut, y e w, sc ot s pine , la bur num, oa k, Nor w a y ma pl e, al der, w illow, t hor n, sw e e t c he st nut , pe a r, popla r, thuj a, birc h, c y pre ss, la rc h, e lm, plum, Cor sic a n pine, c e da r, a sh, junipe r, holm oa k, w a lnut , We y mouth pi ne, sit ka spr uc e , Por t uge se la ure l, w e llingt onia n, m onkey puz z le , popla r, fa lse a rc a c ia , B hut a n pine , t ree of he a v e n, se quoia se mpe r v ire ns, spr uc e , re dwood, c oppe r be e c h, w hit e be a m, t suga , dougla s fir. Thi s illust r a t e s t he broa d r a nge of t re e s sit ua t e d at the Ast le y Ainslie hospit a l a nd t he ir impor t a nt groupi ngs t ha t a re a signific a nt fe a t ure in t he la ndsc a p e and c ha r a c t e r of t he c onse r v a t ion Are a a nd se t t ing of list e d buildings a nd fe a t ure s.

F ig u re 3 5 : T h e re is a la r g e d iv e r s it y in t re e s p e c ie s o n the As t le y Ain s lie s it e . Ph o t o g r a p h , To b y WI llia m s

C it y o f E d in b u r g h C o u n c il. 1 9 9 9 . T h e G r a n g e C ons er v atio n Are a . E d in b u r g h : C it y o f E d in b u r g h C o u n c il 22

F i gure 3 4:Pho t og raph, Toby W i l l i a m s

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PUBLIC / PRIVAT E GR E EN S PA C E P u b lic G reen S p a c e

P r i v a t e G re e n Spa c e

Se mi- Public G re e n Spa ce

EX ISTI N G T RE E P ROT E C T I O N O R D ER ( C o m p l e t e l i st include d in A pe ndix) P rot e c te d Tre e s

N on - P rot e c t e d Tre e s An an alys is of th e g re e n sp a c e i n A re a 2 c l e a r l y dist inguishe s t he Ast le y Ainslie grounds a s diffe re nt from i ts su rro u n d in gs a n d o ff e r s i t a s a g re e n sp a c e wi th gre a t pot e nt ia l for inc re a se d public usa ge .

5 Analysis of Transport Structure

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AIMS T h e trans p or t s tr u ct u re o f A re a 2 wa s e x a m i n e d on t w o le v e ls:

A.) a w id er u r b a n lev e l i n o rd e r t o i d e n t i f y t h e e ffe c t iv e ne ss of public t r a nspor t a t ion for loc a ls a nd c onnecti vi ty to an d from t h e s ite an d;

B.) o n a m ore local sc a l e t o i d e n t i f y f o o t a n d c y cle t r a ffic t o a na ly sis of t he sit e a s a n impor t a nt pe de stri an/ cyclist th orou gh fare

CURRENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TRANSPOR T LINKAGES THROUGOUT THE ASTLEY AINSLIE E d in b u rgh â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s op en s p a c e s t r a t e g y st a t e s t h a t t h e loss of ope n spa c e w ill not be pe r mit t e d unle ss it is demon s tr at e d t h a t t h e re wi l l b e n o si g n i f i c a n t i m pa c t on t he qua lit y or c ha r a c t e r of t he loc a l e nv ironment.

T h is p olicy aim s to p ro t e c t a l l o p e n sp a c e s, b o t h public a nd pr iv a t e ly ow ne d, t ha t c ont r ibut e t o t he a m eni ty of th eir su r rou n d in gs a n d t h e c i t y, p ro v i d e o r a re c a pa ble of prov iding for t he re c re a t iona l ne e ds of re sidents and visito rs or are a n in t e g r a l p a r t o f t h e c i t y â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s l a n d sc a pe a nd t ow nsc a pe c ha r a c t e r a nd it s biodiv e r sit y. The Counci l w ill o n ly s u p p or t d eve l o p me n t o n o p e n sp a c e i n e xc e pt iona l c irc umst a nc e s, w he re t he loss w ould not res ul t i n detriment t o t h e ove r a l l n e t wo r k a n d t o o p e n s p ac e prov ision in t he loc a lit y.

Fi gure 36:Map t ak en from t h e Edi n bu rgh L oc a l D e ve l op m e n t Pla n Pro p o s e d Pla n M a rc h 2 0 1 3

TRA F F I C C I R C U LAT IO N The majority of vehicular traffic traverses Area 2 via Blackford Avenue, Kilgraston Road to Marchmont Road in the East (30mph speed limit) and Mor ningside Road in the West and along Cluny Gardens in the south along Church Hill Place , Strathear n Place, Strathear n Road to Kilgraston Road in the north. These roads are all 30 mph. All the other roads in Area 2 are 20 mph.

There is therefore a need to direct drivers to the change is speed at each intersection along each road and this adds to the quantity of signage.

Pavements are located on either side of all roads in Area 2 apart from a section of Grange Loan where the pavement narrows (pedestrians are advised of this via signage). There are pe destrian refuges on Grange Loan and a zebra crossing at the junction of Woodbur n Terrace and Canaan Lane. Pelican crossings are situated at various points along Mor ningside Road and at the junction of Church Hill Place and Mor ningside Road.

F ig u re 3 7 : Pla n s h o w in g C o n t ro lle d Pa r k in g Z o nes – S 1 and S2 .

PA RK I N G O N-S T R E E T PA R K IN G There are 2 Controlled Parking Zones for permit holders in Area 2 – S1 (Marchmont / Sciennes) and S2 (Mor ningside). Permit prices are based on the size of a vehicle’s engine if registered before 2001 or CO2 emissions after that thus encouraging motorists to choose more environmentally friendly forms of transport.

Parts of each parking zone lie within Area 2 and therefore each pa rking zone requires its own signage and this adds to the clutter of street signage. In addition part of Area 2 lies within a Priority Parking Area. Signage is therefore also required to direct drivers to rules of this further Parking Area where in demarked bays drivers are not permitted to park between 10 and 11.30 am, Monday to Friday. These measures are designed to prevent misuse of parking spaces by commuters and non-residents who wish to park long term 23 .

F ig u re 3 8 : Pa r k in g Are a B 1 s ig n a g e

In addition to permit holder bays, which are dema rked on the street with additional on street signage, there are general metered parking bays on some streets (Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.30 pm, maximum 4 hour stay) and also parking control measures such as double yellow and single yellow lines that also have their own signage.

F ig u re 3 9 : Pa r k in g m e t e r a n d a s s o c ia t e d s ig n a g e, Gr ang e Loan

Edinburgh Outlook (2011) Making parking a real priority <http://www. edinburghoutlook.co.uk/2011-03/transport/3471.aspx>

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T h ere are a n u m b e r o f p r i v a t e re s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o pme nt s and other u s e s th a t ha v e a re a s o f p r i v a t e p a r k i n g , eith er fo r res id e n ts or c u s t o m e r s. T h e s e a re c l e a r ly marked a t t h e en t r an c e t o e a c h p a r k i n g a re a .

SIGNAGE A v a r ie t y of signa ge is use d t o dire c t t r a ffic , pe de st r ia ns a nd c y c list s. At some junc t ions there are a la r ge numbe r of signs t ha t c a n be c onfusing and c lut t e r t he hist or ic st re e t sc a pe .

Fi gure 40: Area of reside n t s pa rki n g on l y, G ra n ge M a n o r

D I SA BL ED B AYS

F ig u re 4 2 : Sig n a g e a n d p e d e s t r ia n re f u g e a t G r a ng e Lo an

T h ere are a n u m b e r o f d e m a r k e d d i sa b l e d p a r k i ng ba y s l ocated a c ros s Area 2 a n d e a c h b a y i s a c c o m p a nie d by its o w n s ign age, o r n o t i n s o me c a s e s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; q u e s t ioning co n siste n c y of a p p roa c h .

F ig u re 4 3 : C o n t ro lle d Pa r k in g s ig n a g e a n d p e d e s tr ian refug e, Kilg r a s t o n Ro a d

Fi gure 41: Disabled parki n g ba y, G ra n ge L oa n

SPEED LIM IT S

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B US R O U T E S AN D S TOP S Bu s ro u t e s a re ava ila b l e wi t h i n A re a 2 b u t t h e se a re l imited t o t h e ou t e r e d g e , o p e r a t i n g a l o n g p e r i me t e r road s an d t h e y d o n o t p e n e t r a t e t h e c e n t r a l p a r t, i nclud in g t h e A s t le y A i n sl i e Ho s p i t a l .

5 ( Hun te r ’s Tr ys t – Th e J e we l ) 1 1 ( Hyvo t s B an k – N e wh a v e n ), 1 5 ( Penicu ik – L eve n h a l l ) 1 6 ( Co lin ton – Silv e r k n o we s ) 2 3 ( G ree n b a n k / G le n l o c k h a r t – Tr i n i t y ) 2 7 alon g M or n in gs id e R o a d 2 4 ( Ro y a l In fir m ar y – We s t Gr a n t o n ) 4 1 ( Crai gh ou s e – C r a mo n d ) Private am b u la n c e s a n d Co u n c i l o wn e d t r a n sp o rt do how ever en t e r th e h o sp i t a l s i t e .

Are a 2. The se a re loc a t e d on t he 30 mph st reets , st re e t s t ha t t a ke t he ma jor it y of t r a ffic t hrough the a re a . Some bus st ops a re c ov e re d, a nd of v ari ous c olour s ( brow n a nd gre y ) a nd de sign a nd ot hers a re fre e st a nding. The ma in bus ope r a t or is Lo thi an B use s a nd a Hor sbur gh Coa c he s bus w a s se en ope r a t ing in t he a re a a nd offe r s a more limit e d bus se r v ic e .

F ig u re 4 6 : L o t h ia n B u s a t b u s s t o p o n O s w a ld Ro a d

Fi gure 44: Brown cov ere d bu s st op, K i l gra st on R oa d

F ig u re 4 7 : H o r s b u r g h C o a c h e s b u s a t b u s s t o p o n Gr ang e Loan

Fi gure 45: Grey bus st o p, Bl a c kf ord Ave n u e

T h ere are a n u m b e r o f b u s st o p s l o c a t e d wi t h i n

CY CLE R O U T ES Th e ma jor ity of Area 2 d o e s n o t h a v e a n y d e d i c a t e d cycle la n e s h ow eve r t h e re i s a l a n e a l o n g Ca n a a n La ne from Wood b u r n Te r r a c e a n d Ca n a a n L a n e f u r t h e r E a st w h ere th e s e road s a re o n e -wa y. T h e re a re l i mi t e d cycle par k in g facilit ie s i n t h e a re a .

F ig u re 5 0 : C it y C a r C lu b s ig n a g e , N ile G ro v e

F i gure 48 : Cy cle pat h a l on g Ca n a a n L a n e

F ig u re 5 1 : Sa f e r Ro u t e s t o Sc h o o l Pro je c t s ig n a ge, Gr ang e Loan

SAFETY F i gure 49 : Cy cle pat h si gn a ge , j u n c t i on of Woodbu r n Te r r a c e an d C anaan Lane

G RE E N I N I T I AT IV E S

The Counc il is a lso ope r a t ing a Sa fe R out e s To Sc hool Proje c t t ha t a ims t o e nc our a ge sa fer and m ore sust a ina ble rout e s t o sc hools in t he a re a . S i gnage has be e n e re c t e d t o a dv e r t ise t he se rout e s ( fig. 55).

A Car S h a re Sc h e m e i s o p e r a t i n g i n t h e Mo r n i n g side area. T h e “ C ity C a r Cl u b ” a l l o ws a v e h i c l e t o b e b ooked for an y am ou n t o f t i me a t a n y t i m e a n d ha s locatio n s a c ros s Ed in b u r g h , i n c l u d i n g o n e wi t h i n Are a 2 24 . I t s e e k s to p rom o t e a g re e n e r t r a n sp o r t c hoic e .

Th e G r an ge is in clo s e p ro x i mi t y t o a n a re a f o r Strateg ic In fr as tr u ct u re p ro v i si o n (Tr a m L i n e 3 ) a long New ingt on R oa d , off e r i n g p o t e n t i a l o p p o r t u n i t i es for green n e tw or k p rov isi o n a l o n g t h e r a i l wa y l i n e t o t he sou th of t h e G r an ge Co n se r v a t i o n A re a .

24 City Car Club. 2013. Pay as you go motoring in Edinburgh [online] Available at: http://www.citycarclub.co.uk/locations/edinburgh-car-hire [Accessed 6 November 2013]

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PEDESTRIAN LINKS Th e G ra n ge A s s oc ia ti o n , A s t l e y A i n sl i e Gro u n d s, V isit or Sur v e y, June 2012 This sur v e y w a s kindly provi ded by memb er s of th e G r ang e A s so c i a t i o n . I t p ro v i d e s a c le a r insight int o t he pe de st r ia n a nd c y c list usa ge of the A s tl ey Ain slie H os p it a l grou n d s.

It w as o b s er v e d t h a t t h e ma j o r i t y o f p e o p l e (5 1 %) use d t he sit e simply a s a c onne c t iv e rout e t o ot he r parts of the c ity. I t w a s a ls o n ote d t h a t u sa g e o f t h e si t e f l u c t ua t e s, w it h t r a ffic le v e ls a nd usa ge dire c t ly re la t e d t o the ti m e of day.

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PEDESTRIAN WAY-FINDING POINTS AND SENSORY ELEMENTS Th e stud y is als o in t e re s t e d i n a n a l y s i n g t h e wa y s pe ople mov e t hrough a spa c e . Wha t ke y ma r ke r s a re us ed betw een w or k a n d h o me , t h e c o ff e e s h o p a n d t he groc e r y st ore . Whe n w e mov e t hrough a n ur ba n la nds cape, we do n ’t visu a lis e ou r s e lv e s a s a d o t o n a ma p mo v ing t hrough a ma z e of st re e t s, w e ide nt ify w it h t he e le m ents of the street s cap e s u ch a s t h e ‘f a v o u r i t e t re e ’ o r t he a nnoy ing spe e dby mp. The se ur ba n ,ma r ke r s a re ke y el em ents of tran sit for p ed es tr i a n s a n d c y c l i st s . T h i s d i a g r a m illust r a t e s t he pot e nt ia l of w a y - finding point s a nd s ens ory e lement s th a t s ta n d o u t t o i n d i v i d u a l s o n a h u m ansc a le , r a t he r t ha n a nd ur ba n sc a le .

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6 Analysis of Social Structure

Th e soc ia l s tr u ct u re o f S i t e A re a Two h a d b e e n id en tif ied a d ifficu lt t o s u mma r i s e . D u e t o t h e transie n t n at u re of t h e A st l e y A i n sl i e h o s p i t a l s it e , it is not p os s ib le to p i n p o i n t a si n g l e d e m o g r a phic .

F u rther m ore, t h e in a b i l i t y t o o b t a i n d e m o g r a p hic s fo r an a rea w it h in t h i s sp e c i f i c b o u n d a r y m a k e s it impo ss ib le to ob t a in a c c u r a t e f i g u re s. Wh a t c a n be d eterm in e d r a th e r e a s i l y b y c o mmo n c o n c e p t i o n a nd b y rea l- es ta te p r ic e s i n t h e a re a i s t h a t t h e re s ide nt s in the a rea a re a fflu e n t a n d h a v e i n c o m e s we l l a bov e averag e.

F ig u re 5 3 : G r a n g e / Pre s t o n f ie ld C o m m u n it y C o u ncil web page

AC TI V E C O M MU N IT Y GR O U P S IN THE CI T Y O F E D I N B U R GH C OU N C IL A stro n g n e tw or k of c o mmi t t e d , c o m m u n i t y c o unc ils exists w it h t h e are a .

Th ere is e v id e n c e of t h e re si d e n t s i n A re a 2 t a k ing a n in teres t an d a c tiv e ro l e i n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f the ir local en viron m e n t. T h e re a re n u m e ro u s n e i g h bour hood w atch s ign s locat e d a c ro s s A re a 2 . P a r t s o f A re a 2 lie w ithin 3 C om m u ni t y Co u n c i l a re a s - t h e Gr a nge ( G ran ge / Pres ton fie l d Co m m u n i t y Co u n c i l 2 5 ) , Mo r nin gs id e ( M or n in g si d e Co mmu n i t y Co u n c i l 1 ) a nd Merch is t on an d G re e n h i l l (M e rc h i st o n Co m m u nit y Co u n cil 2 6) . Th es e g ro u p s a re a l l a c t i v e a n d h a v e th eir ow n w eb p a ge s t h a t a re ro u t i n e l y u p d a t e d w it h new com m u n it y in fo r ma t i o n , i n c l u d i n g re c e n t pla nning applic a tion s a n d ot h e r Co u n c i l ma t t e r s.

F ig u re 5 4 : M o r n in g s id e C o m m u n it y C o u n c il p la n ning web page

F ig u re 5 5 : M e rc h is t o n C o m m u n it y C o u n c il w e b p a g e

F i gure 5 2: Cit y o f Edinbu rgh Cou n c i l pl a n of Com m u nit y C oun cil Bo undaries

Th e re cen t n ew s let t e r 2 7 o f M o r n i n g si d e Co mmunit y Co u n cil refer s to t h e g o o d re l a t i o n s h i p t h e g ro up ha v e w ith the C ou n c il an d t h a t a Co u n c i l l i a i so n Off i c e r from th e S ou th C e n t r a l Ne i g h b o u r h o o d Te a m re gula r ly atten d s t h e ir m eet in g s t o d e a l wi t h a n t i -s o c i a l a nd en viron m e n ta l is s u e s su c h a s g r a ff i t i .

F ig u re 5 6 : N e ig h b o u r h o o d Wa t c h s ig n , So u t h O s wald R o ad www.morningside.org.uk www.merchistoncc.org.uk 27 Morningside Community Council (2013) Community News - Issue No. 5 Spring 2013 [online] Available at: http://www.morningside.org.uk/ wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Morningside-Newsletter-5-Feb-2013.pdf [Accessed 6 November 2013] 25 26

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Analysis of Building 7 Typology and Aesthetics

AIMS Th is sect ion s id e n tif i e s a n d a n a l y se s a n u m b e r of featu re s of b u ild in g t y p o l o g y a n d a e s t h e t i c s i n c luding: • Ag e a n d C on s t r u c t i o n E r a • Heig h t • Build in g Typ e / C o n st r u c t i o n Ty p e • O w n e r s h ip s itu a ti o n Alth ou gh th e G r an ge i s g e n e r a l l y t h o u g h t o f t o be v e r y u n ifo rm in ch ar a c te r, t h e re i s v e r y l i t t l e c o n s i st e nc y in b u ild in g s t y le s . W h i l e t h e b u i l d i n g s re g u l a t i o ns w ere qu it e s tr ict , th e y a l l o we d f o r m u c h v a r i e t y in typ ology. It w a s n e c e s sa r y f o r t h e h o u s e s t o b e built to h igh arc h ite c tu r a l st a n d a rd s h o we v e r s t y l e s of t he mansion s in clu d e Ge o r g i a n , Go t h i c , S c o t t i s h B a ronia l, an d I ta lia n a te , e tc . Be c a u s e s o ma n y o f t h e o r i gina l sto n e villa s s t ill s it o n t h e i r l a r g e l o t s wi t h ma t ure trees, in for m al ga rde n s, a n d h i g h b o u n d a r y wa lls.

I n the p a s t 50 y e a r s t h e re h a v e b e e n a n u m b e r of gap site s th a t h ave b e e n i n f i l l e d wi t h h i g h e r d e nsit y b u ild in gs of low e r a rc h i t e c t u r a l st a n d a rd s. T h e Ast le y Ainslie h os p it a l b u ildi n g s sp e c i f i c a l l y a re e q u a l l y a s varied in s t y le , m at e r i a l s, a n d q u a l i t y.

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BUILDIN G ST Y L E S G e or gian

20t h Ce nt ur y

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BUILDIN G D AT E S P re 18th C e n t u r y

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DE TR I M E N TAL C O MP ON E N T S So me b u ild in gs in t h e a re a o f st u d y a re c o n si de re d t o be de t r ime nt a l t o t he c ha r a c t e r of t he ir sur roundi ngs . Thi s an alysis is b a s ed on c r i t e r i a s u c h a s: • Dev e lop m en t layo u t c o mp a re d t o t h e Gr a n g e hist or ic de v e lopme nt • Rela t ion t o s p e c if i c s u r ro u n d i n g c h a r a c t e r i st ic s suc h a s st re e t sc a pe a nd pre - e xist ing buildings of o uts tandi ng sign ifican ce • Build in g m a te r ials i n re l a t i o n t o t h e i r h i s t o r i c c ount e r pa r t s • Build in g s c a le an d m a ssi n g • Arch ite c tu r al s t y le i n re l a t i o n t o c o n t e x t

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1. Th e fou r b lock s s u r ro u n d i n g t h e m a i n b u i l d i ng w hic h is liste d , a re c on s ide re d o v e r wh e l mi n g . Mo re o v e r, t he archite c tu r al s t y le o f t h e n e w b u i l d i n g s i s n o t ea sily d istingu is h a b le from t h e h i s t o r i c st r u c t u re .

2. This c omple x of housing bloc ks int roduces a n a rc hit e c t ur a l st y le t ha t is a lie n t o it s c ontex t, fur t he r more , t he ov e r a ll pre se nc e is highly ov e r w he lming ov e r t he C list e d ga rde ne r ’s cottage on t he t op r ight . The ma in ma t e r ia l use d is br i ck whi ch i s not t r a dit iona l t o t he G r a nge .

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This a c omple x- like w hic h is not found a ny where el s e in t he G r a nge . Fur t he r more , t he a rc hit e c t ur al s tyl e and t he ma ssing do not re la t e t o it s c ont e xt .

7.

Sc a ling a nd ma ss gre a t ly e xc e e d t he G r a nge character.

8.

No n tradit ion a l m a te r i a l s su c h a s me t a l ro o f s o r fla t ro ofs are con s id e red t o u n d e r m i n e t h e h i st o r i c ch aracte r of t h e m a in l y V i c t o r i a n a rc h i t e c t u r a l c o nt e xt .

Th e d eve lop m en t layo u t i s a l i e n t o t h e Gr a n g e .

Non t r a dit iona l ma t e r ia ls suc h a nd a fla t roo f are c onside re d t o unde r mine t he hist or ic c ha r a cter of i ts sur roundings. The he ight of t his c omple x a lso greatl y e xc e e ds it s c ont e xt .

9.

T he arch ite c tu r al d e s ig n i s c o n s i d e re d t o u n d e r mi ne th e ch ara c te r of t h e w id e a re a s u r ro u n d i n g i t , wh i c h is co mprised of lis t e d V ic t o r i a n b u i l d i n g s .

Mode r n de v e lopme nt in t his c a se int roduc e s non t r a dit iona l ma t e r ia ls, fla t roofs, a nd a building hei ght w hic h unde r mine s t he hist or ic c ha r a c t e r of it s contex t.

13.

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T he build in g of th e t op i s c o n s i d e re d t o b e o v erw helm in g to th e Wo o d b u r n Ho u se wh i c h i s B l ist e d.

1 1.

The sc a le a nd a rc hit e c t ur a l c ha r a c t e r of t his t oi l et c omple x doe s not fit in w it h t he hist or ic signif i cance of t he Ca na a n La ne st re e t sc a pe .

14.

W h ile the s c a le of th e a re a i s ma i n t a i n e d , t h i s b u i l ding i ntrod u ce s m at e r ials and a c o l o u r p a l e t t e t h a t i s con sid ere d to fail in fit t i n g wi t h i t s c o n t e x t .

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Simila r ly t o building 13, The se t w o buildings are c onside re d be a lie na t ing t o t he ir c ont e xt .

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The ir re le v a nc e of a rc hit e c t ur a l c ha r a c t e r a long wi th t he sc a le a nd t he ma t e r ia ls use d a re not in a ccordance w it h t he Fa lc on roa d st re e t sc a pe .

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Interpretation and 8 Illustration

SW O T ST RE N G T H S Pic tu re s q ure Gre e n s p a c e / t re e s a n d m a t u re lan ds c a p e s : Historically t h e G r ang e h a s b e e n k n o wn f o r i t s greens p c a c e . To t h is d a y, m u c h o f t h e p u b l i c and p rivate green s p a c e i n t h e Gr a n g e st i l l c o n f o r ms t o t he Pictu re s q u e t r ad it ion s o f l a n d sc a p i n g t h a t e v o l v e d in the mi d - n in et e e n th c e n t u r y. T h e y h a v e h i st o r i c a l sign ific a n c e as t h e y se r v e a s a re m i n d e r o f t h e d evelo p m en t of s u b-u r b a n a re a s. T h e y a l so h a ve aesthet ic s ign ific a n c e . W i t h i n t h e s e g re e n sp a c es a re many m at u re tre e s o f m o re t h a n 6 0 s p e c i e s con tribu t in g t o t h e bi o d i v e r si t y o f t h e a re a .

GREEN ARE AS Pu b lic G reen S p a c e

Se mi- Public G e e n Spa c e

Pr iva te G ree n S p a c e

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His toric B u i l di n g s a nd Stru c ture : Althou gh th is a rea of t h e Gr a n g e h a s b e e n m a r k ed w it h a nu mbe r of in fill d e v e l o p m e n t s o v e r t h e p a s t 5 0 y e a r s, th ere is s till a rem a r ka b l e a mo u n t o f e xi st i n g h i s t or ic built fab r ic. Du e th e l i s t i n g o f m a n y h i st o r i c b u i l dings and to t h e am ou n t of we a l t h i n t h e a re a , m o s t o f it remains is in re la tiv e ly g o o d c o n d i t i o n . T h e s u r v iv a l of o rigin al d et a ils s u ch a s l a m p st a n d a rd s, c l o s e t i le s, cast-iron r a ilin gs , s to n e c o p i n g s , t i m b e r s a s h a nd case w i n d ow s , gr an it e k e r b st o n e s, d e c o r a t i v e st one carvin gs , p rom in e n t, d e c o r a t i v e , t a l l c h i m n e y st a c ks/ breasts an d roof d eco r a t i o n a d d v a r i e t y a n d b r i ng unit y to the are a at t h e s a me t i me .

Or igin al b o und a ry w a l l s : T h e su rv iv a l of m an y o f t h e o r i g i n a l f u e i n g b o u n da r ie s provide a s e n s e of enc l o s u re . T h i s i s a s i g n i f i c a nt elemen t t h a t can b e e xp e r i e n c e d a s so o n a s o n e e nt e r s th e origin al ga te s to t h e a re a .

Views from th e site: St rong v isua l la ndma r ks not only a c t t o c onvey a st rong se nse of pla c e but t he y a lso he lp pe o pl e ori ent t he mse lv e s w it hin t he c it y.

The sit e ov e r a ll is re la t iv e ly se c lude d be hind i ts hi gh bounda r y w a lls a nd pla nt ing. How e v e r, t he s um m i t and nor t he r n slope s of B la c kford Hill inc luding t he Royal O bse r v a t or y building, a ll ma jor la ndma r ks in the ci ty, a re e xt e nsiv e ly in v ie w from t he sit e .

Conv e r se ly, Ast le y Ainslie Hospit a l w it h it s abundant pla nt ing oc c upie s a ma jor pa r t of t he fore ground of impor t a nt v ie w s from B la c kford Hill a c ross t he Grange a nd t ow a rds t he c it y c e nt re sky line . I t is of the utm os t impor t a nc e t ha t a ny ne w de v e lopme nt shoul d not a ppe a r a s a n int r usiv e or a lie n fe a t ure in t ho s e vi ews , but should sit c omfor t a bly a nd ha r moniously i n i ts se t t ing.

Stron g sen se of commu n ity pr ide: The re a re a lre a dy w e ll- or ga nise d c ommunit y groups i n pla c e t ha t a re pa ssiona t e a nd proa c t iv e . E xisti ng as e a r ly a s 1973 t he se v a r ious groups a re int e res ted i n prot e c t ing c ommunit y int e re st s, t he e nv ironment and t he loc a l hist or y.

WE A K N E S S E S D e trime nta l/ N e utr a l Bu i l d i n g s a n d A re a s : Th ere a re v a r iou s b ui l d i n g s i n t h e a re a wh i c h do not con tribu t e p os itiv e ly t o t h e c h a r a c t e r a n d a p p ea r a nc e of the con s e r va tion are a . Mo st l y a re a s o f re c e n t i nfill, t he ir d en sit y, u s e a n d arc h i t e c t u r a l st y l e d o n o t f i t i n w it h t he impo rta n t h is tor ic c h a r a c t e r o f t h e Gr a n g e .

Imper m e a b ility o f t h e g a t e s : W h ile th e s ton e b oun d a r y wa l l s a re a k e y v i su a l e le me nt con tribu t in g t o t h e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e Gr a n g e , t h e imperm e a b ility of th e g a t e s a n d e n t r a n c e s d e t ra c t from a sen se of c om m u n ity. T h e f e e l h i g h l y p r i v a t i se d , do not en cou r age v is it or s a n d c re a t e a d i s t i n c t ‘u s ’ a nd ‘t he m’ menta lit y, in te n tion a l l y o r n o t .

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Use of n o n- tra d itio na l b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l s : T he use of n on - t r ad it io n a l m a t e r i a l s sp e c i f i c a l l y f o r roofing an d p a v in g w e a k e n t h e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e t he Gr ange. A lth ou gh arc h i t e c t u r a l st y l e s d i ff e r g re a t ly, t he si milaritie s in m a te r ials e m p l o y e d i n b u i l d i n g c re a t e a sense of u n ifor m ity.

No de s igna te d ‘ p la y s p a c e ’ w i t h i n t h e s i t e : W hile the re is a s ign ific a n t a m o u n t o f g re e n s p a c e in t he area; p u b lic , p r iva te and se m i -p r i v a t e , t h e re i s v e ry lit t le to n o sp a c e d es ign a te d f o r ‘p l a y ’. T h e re a re n o p l a y stru cture s , s w in g s e ts o r e v e n s i g n a g e t h a t wo u l d ma ke a child - or ad u lt alik e b e l i e v e t h a t a n y o f i t i s su i t a ble f o r play or th a t it is eve n p e r m i t a b l e .

Bu ildin gs of a L ower Arch itectu r al Stan dard: O v e r t he pa st 50 y e a r s, ga p sit e s a nd lit t le regul ati on ha v e a llow e d for buildings of a muc h low e r archi tectural st a nda rd t o be e re c t e d in t his a re a . G e ne r a ll y, s uch de v e lopme nt s c ont r ibut e t o a se nse of c ha nge over t ime . I n t his a re of t he G r a nge , how e v e r, since there w a s a le ga l obliga t ion t o a rc hit e c t ur a l qua lit y from i ts inc e pt ion, t he se ne w e r buildings de t r a c t from the areas spe c ific c ha r a c t e r.

N o u n ifor mity in street fu r n itu re: G iv e n t ha t Sit e 2 is inc lude d in de signa t e d cons ervati on a re a s, t he re is v e r y lit t le on sit e t o ide nt ify it as s uch.

The re is no unifor mit y of st re e t fur nit ure , w hi ch woul d not de t r a c t so muc h from t he c ha r a c t e r of t he area i f it re pre se nt e d a c ha nge ov e r t ime . Unfor t unatel y, what e xist s is a mis- ma t c h of, most ly mode r n, sig nage, light fixt ure s a nd ot he r st re e t fur nit ure . I t w oul d be be ne fic ia l t o t he a re a if t he re w a s some c ong ruency i n st re e t fur nit ure , unit ing t he a re a a s a pa r t ic ul ar s i te of int e re st . Fur t he r more , unsuc c e ssful a t t e mpt s at creati ng unifor mit y in signa ge , ha v e unfor t una t e ly le ft the area “ ov e r- signe d” a nd diffic ult t o na v iga t e c re a t ing confus i on for v isit or s t ha t do not know t he re w a y a round.

Li m ited p ub lic tra ns p o r t a t i o n : The cu rre n t p u b lic tr ans p o r t a t i o n ro u t e s o n l y a c c ess the periph e r y of th e s it e . T h i s l a c k o f a c c e s si b i l i t y c a n be p artly at tr ib u t e d t o c h a r a c t e r i st i c a l l y n a r ro w ro a ds wh ich p ro h ib it t h e acce ss o f l a r g e p u b l i c v e h i c l e s suc h a s buses.

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OP PO RT U N I T I ES Re s ou rc e o f o p e n s pa c e : While the m a jor it y of t h e p u b l i c a n d se m i -p r i v a t e greensp ace is u n d e r- u t i l i z e d , t h e y a re a re a s o f gre a t po tentia l. W ith in clos e p ro xi mi t y t o ma n y s u r ro u nding resident ia l areas , th e y c o u l d b e u se d a s p u b l i c s p aces for p la y an d g a t h e r i n g s . E v e n t h o u g h m uc h of the sp ace is p u b lic , it d o e s n â&#x20AC;&#x2122;t h a v e t h e f e l l o f b e ing op en fo r p eop le to u s e i t a s su c h . T h e re i s g re a t po tentia l for a green c o r r i d o r, e n c o u r a g i n g o u t d oor a ctivitie s a n d con s e r v i n g t h e n a t i v e h a b i t a t . A l l of these thin gs are b en e f i c i a l t o t h e n e a r b y re si d e n t ia l po p u lati on , e n c ou r ag i n g e x e rc i s e , p ro v i d i n g a greensp ace to w a lk yo u r d o g a n d e n c o u r a g i n g h e a lt hy l iving.

Promot e Lia is o n B e t w e e n Co m m u n i t y As s oc iatio ns : Althou gh th e re a re a lre a d y v e r y d e v o u t c o mmu n i t y a ssociat ion s in p lace, i n c re a s e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s betw een t h e lot of th e m c o u l d g re a t l y b e n e f i t t h e a rea.

Poten tia l to I nc re a s e Co n n e c t i v i t y t o t h e Ci t y: In crease d con n ect iv it y t o t h e Ci t y Ce n t re t h ro u g h the d eve lop m en t of th e S u b u r b a n Ra i l wa y l i n e c o uld minimise v e h ic u la r tr a ff i c i n t h e a re a .

Poten tia l E nha nc e me n t o f Pe d e s t r i a n R o u t e s: Many pe op le cu r ren t ly u s e t h e h o s p i t a l s i t e a s a c on n ect or for th e ir p e d e st r i a n p a ssa g e . I f t h e greensp ace w as d es ig n a t e d a s b e i n g p u b l i c a n d passag ew a y s w ere s p e c i f i e d t h ro u g h t h e si t e , t he pedestrian u s age of t h e si t e c o u l d b e i n c re a se d .

Arch aeological I n terest: W it hin t his a re a is t he sit e of t he 16t h c e nt ur y Chapel of St . R oque , it s a t t e nda nt gr a v e y a rd a nd le per c olony. The re is some spe c ula t ion a s t o it s e xact loc a t ion but it is fa ir ly c e r t a inly w it hin t he a re a i n que st ion. This pot e nt ia l a rc ha e ologic a l sit e has never be e n inv e st iga t e d w hic h ma ke s it a n a re a of g reat a rc ha e ologic a l int e re st .

THR E AT S En croa c hing I nf ill De v e l o p m e n t s , De m o l i t i on an d Re de ve lo p m e nt: Th ere is c on tin u a l pre ssu re f o r t h e d e mo l i t i o n o f certain b u ild in gs a n d t h e i n f i l l o f g a p s i t e s f o r p u rp os e - b u ilt fla ts , a n d o t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t s . A ny suc h d evelo p m en t s w ou ld a l t e r a n d b e d e t r i me n t a l t o t he existing local c h a r ac t e r o f t h e si t e . Wh i l e c h a n g e s in the d en s ity an d n a tu re s i t e mu st re f l e c t c h a n g e s in social d e m an d , in fill s h o u l d b e m i n i m i z e d a n d allow e d on ly to b e n e fit t h e po p u l a t i o n o f t h e s u r ro u n d i ng commu n it y. Th e s c a l e , ma s si n g a n d c h a r a c t e r of ne w d evelo p m en t m u s t be t a k e n i n t o c o n si d e r a t i o n . A con seq u en ce of t h is t y p e o f d e v e l o p m e n t h a s be e n the in t e n s ificat ion o f t r a ff i c a n d i n c re a se d re q uire me nt fo r off- s treet p ar k in g , wh i c h h a s l e d t o g a rd e n ground an d p lan t in g b ein g l o s t t o h a rd s u r f a c i n g .

In fill o f g a rd e ns / I n c re a s e d De m a n d fo r Par k in g : Du e to t h e d e c re a si n g a v a i l a b i l i t y o f on -street p ar k in g and t h e i n c re a se o f p o p u l a t i o n that st em s from t h e c re a t i o n o f h i g h e r d e n si t y h ou sin g, t h e re h a s b e e n i n c re a s i n g p re s su re f or the cre at ion of p r iva t e c a r sp a c e s. B o u n d a r y w alls h ave , th e refore , b e e n b re a c h e d a n d a re a s of g arden rep laced wi t h h a rd -st a n d i n g s . S u c h p ractic e , p r ior t o co n t ro l s b e i n g a v a i l a b l e , h a s ero d ed t h e im p or t a n t f u n c t i o n o f t h e wa l l s a n d gardens as s e ttin gs f o r t h e h i st o r i c b u i l d i n g s, a nd fo rmal division betwe e n p u b l ic a n d p r i v at e s p a c e s.

A major p res s u re is o n t h e se t t i n g o f o p e n s p a c e an d b ou n d ar y w a lls a n d t h e l o s s o f ma t u re t re es thro u gh s u b d iv is ion o f p ro p e r t y a n d t h e e re c t i o n of n ew d e v e lop m en t s wi t h i n h o s p i t a l g ro u n d s . S e ve r a l factors h a v e led to t h e re d u c t i o n o f m a t u re t re e s in the a rea. W h ile a s i g n i f i c a n t p e rc e n t a g e o f t re e s w ere l os t d u r in g t h e o u t b re a k o f D u t c h E l m d i s e a se , others h ave b een re mo v e d t o f o r m g a r a g e sp a c e s or to p ro v id e p ar k in g o r h a v e b e e n s u b j e c t e d t o l o pping.

No t o n ly d oes lop p i n g p ro d u c e p o o r a e st h e t i c results , e s p ecially in wi n t e r wh e n t h e re i s n o f olia ge to d isgu is e t h e for m, b u t t h e t re e i s l e f t e x p o s e d t o in vasio n b y d is e a s e a n d ro t . T h e re h a s a l s o b e e n a tend en cy t o p lan t sma l l t re e s , su c h a s c h e r r i e s, ro w an s an d c r ab a p p l e s, wh i c h f a i l t o p ro v i d e t he ap p ro p r iat e s c a le , s h e l t e r a n d n a t u r a l h a b i t a t o f t he larger t rees . Th e gr a d u a l re n e wa l o f t re e s sh o uld be d esign ed to p res e r v e s c a l e a n d v a r i e t y.

U n regu lated Alter ation s to E xistin g Bu ildings

C h an ge of U se: The pre domina nt use w it hin t he G r a nge is res i denti al , but t he re ha v e be e n c ha nge s of use int o a nd out of inst it ut iona l a nd c omme rc ia l use . The se c a n have an impa c t on t he c ha r a c t e r w he re a ddit iona l parki ng and t r a ffic de ma nds a re ma de on a nd off- sit e . A change of use ba c k t o re side nt ia l doe s not ne c e ssa ri l y i ts el f re t r ie v e c ha r a c t e r if t he c ha nge inv olv e s t he creati on of se v e r a l a ddit iona l re side nt ia l unit s.

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RE C O M M EN D AT IO N S Draw in g on th e an al y si s o f t h e h i st o r i c a l d e v e l opme nt of our a re a a nd pre se nt da y sit ua t ion w e w ish to p ro p os e a n u m b e r o f k e y re c o mme n d a t i o n s t h at se e k t o highlight , re t a in a nd w he re a ppropr ia t e improve impo rta n t feat u res a n d a re a c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s se eking t o, prot e c t t he Ast le y Ainslie Hospit a l in it s e nt irety.

C on se rva tio n Are a Bo u n d a r y I t is p rop os e d t h a t t h e A st l e y A i n sl i e Ho s p i t a l s it e ( inc luding grounds) be ide nt ifie d in it s ow n r ight , a s a d istinct iv e ch ar a c te r a re a wi t h i n t h e e x i st i n g Gr a nge Conse r v a t ion Are a . No c ha nge t o t he e xist ing boundary of th e C on s er v a tion A re a i s t h e re f o re p ro p o s e d.

L an d U s e An ove r a rch in g M as t e r p l a n f o r t h e A st l e y A i n sl ie Hospit a l sit e should be for mula t e d a nd imple me nt e d , id en tif yin g an d in c lu d i n g k e y st a k e h o l d e r s i n t he fut ure of t he sit e a nd sur rounding a re a a t t he out se t.

Th e sc a le , m as s in g a n d c h a r a c t e r o f n e w d e v e lopme nt must c onside r t he e xist ing c ha r a c t e r of t he Area and the cu r ren t t ren d towa rd s u si n g mo re mo d e r n m a t e r ia ls a nd inc re a se d de nsit y of de v e lopme nt pe r plot s houl d b e rev e r s e d .

Th ere is a n eed to re v i e w a n d u p d a t e t h e Gr a nge Conse r v a t ion Are a Cha r a c t e r Appr a isa l ( 1999) a nd the A s tl ey Ainslie Pla n n in g B r ie f (2 0 0 2 ) g i v e n t h a t i t h a s be e n ov e r a de c a de sinc e t he se impor t a nt a nd ke y docum ents w ere prod u c e d . Th e y sh o u l d t a k e i n t o a c c o u n t our a ppr a isa l, ke y findings a nd t he se re c omme nda t ions .

Pu blic E ng a g e m e n t An Ast ley A in s lie Tr ust s h o u l d b e e st a b l i s h e d t o inv olv e loc a l groups a nd a ddre ss fut ure pla nning of the s i te.

Th ere is a n e e d to e n c o u r a g e c o h e si o n b e t we e n e xist ing c ommunit y groups in t he a re a a nd inc lude t he Grange Asso ciat ion , th e G r a n g e / P re st o n f i e l d Co m m u nit y Counc il, Mor ningside Communit y Counc il a nd Me rchi s ton Co mm u n ity C ou n c il.

Th e ex is t in g s tron g se n s e o f c o mmu n i t y p a r t i c i pa t ion should be c omme nde d a nd built upon t hrough the en gage m en t of th e c o m m u n i t y i n i n i t i a t i v e s su c h a s a llot me nt s a nd c ommunit y fa ir s.

I nitiative s ge a red to wa rd s o u t d o o r p l a y a n d a c t iv it ie s should be e nc our a ge d w it hin t he hospit a l grounds .

L ocal s c h ools s h ou l d b e a p p ro a c h e d a n d i n c l u de d in disc ussions re ga rding t he fut ure of t he sit e a nd how to b est s e r ve local s cho o l c h i l d re n a n d f a m i l i e s.

Th e d eve lop m en t of a h e r i t a g e ro u t e t h a t p ro mot e s a nd c e le br a t e s t he long hist or y of t he Are a a nd parti cul arl y that o f A s t le y A in s lie , wi t h re f e re n c e s t o i t s c o nt inua l a ssoc ia t ion w it h he a lt h a nd he a lt hc a re ov e r 400 years .

Th e h igh ligh t in g of a rc h i t e c t u r a l a n d a rc h a e o l o gic a l fe a t ure s should a lso be e nc our a ge d. The re ma y al s o be the op p or tu n ity t o de v e l o p a n i n t e r p re t a t i o n c e nt re .

O veral l, th e re is a n o v e r wh e l m i n g n e e d t o e n c o ur a ge full c ommunit y inv olv e me nt in t he ma na ge me nt and con tinu e d an d fu tu re u se o f t h e s i t e .

L an ds c a p e a nd P re s e r v a t i o n o f Tre e s Approp r iat e p lan t in g a n d c a re o f e xi st i n g t re e s should be e nc our a ge d a nd la r ge pla nt a t ions, suc h a s that to the s ou th of As t le y A i n sl i e b e d i sc o u r a g e d due t o t he ir he ight a nd de nsit y c ont r ibut ing t o a se nse of imperm e a b ility.

E xistin g la n d s cap e f e a t u re s t h a t p o si t i v e l y c o n tr ibut e t o t he a re a â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s c ha r a c t e r a nd a ppe a r a nc e must be s ecured an d m a in ta in e d . S u c h f e a t u re s i n c l u d e b o u n d ar y w a lls, iron ga t e s, ga t e post s, r a ilings a nd ma t ure t rees .

E xistin g green s p a c e s h o u l d b e c o n se r v e d a n d it s use promot e d by ma king t he sit e more a c c e ssible to the gen eral p u b lic .

Street s c a p e Th ere is a n eed to s t a n d a rd i s e p u b l i c si g n a g e , light ing, st re e t fur nit ure a nd pa v e me nt t re a t me nt s using m ore h isto rically s y m p at h e t i c a n d a p p ro p r i a t e m a t e r ia ls a nd de sign. This w ill unify, ha r monise , a nd minimis e s treet clu tter as w e ll as h e l p t o e n su re p u b l i c s a f e t y.

Th e u s e of s olid ga t e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y u s i n g n o n -t r a dit iona l ma t e r ia ls, should be disc our a ge d a s t his is l eadi ng to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;tu n n e lâ&#x20AC;? e ffect , u n c h a r a c t e r i st i c o f t h e A re a .

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D E VE L O P M E N T S C H E ME P R OP OSALS AND CONCLUSIONS SHO RT T ER M LIST BUI LDI NG S T HAT H AVE BE EN ID E N T IF IE D A S S IGN IFIC A N T I NVESTI G AT E A RCH AE OL OGIC A L S IT E A N D POTE N TIA LLY D E S IGN ATE I NITIAT E W O RK O N MA ST E R P L AN TO C E AS E P IE C E ME A L D E V E LOP ME N T CREATE A N A S T LE Y A IN S L IE M AN AGE M EN T TR U S T I DEN TIF Y A S T LE Y A IN SL IE A S A U N IQU E S IT E W ITH IN TH E E X IS TIN G C ON S E RVATION A R E A

L O NG T ER M I MPLEM E NT M A S T E R PL A N ESTABL I S H M A NA G EME N T ST R AT E GY I DEN TIF Y G RO UP S R ES PON SIB L E F OR T H E LON G-TE R M C U S TOD IA L R E S P ON S IB ILITIE S OF THE SI TE

C O N C L U SI O N Area 2 is a u n iq u e s u r v i v a l o f a h i s t o r i c a l l a n d s c ape w it h it s ow n pa r t ic ula r c ha r a c t e r ist ic s. This w a r r a nts s ep arate con s id e r at io n wi t h t h e c re a t i o n o f a n i ndiv idua l c onse r v a t ion pla n. The Ast le y Ainslie Hospit a l m akes up th e m a jor it y of th e s i t e n e i g h b o u r i n g i n st i t u t i o na l use c ont inue t he long a ssoc ia t ion of c a re a nd me di ci ne that i s of exc e p tion a l cu lt u r a l si g n i f i c a n c e . T h e wo o de d ga rde ns w it h st one w a lls a nd a rc ha e ologic a l re ma ins are fu n d ame n ta l t o t h e cha r a c t e r o f t h e a re a a n d sh ould be pre se r v e d.

Th e in st itu tion a l u s e di c t a t e s ma n y t e m p o r a r y o r shor t t e r m re side nt s re la t e d t o c a re w it h muc h le ss pri vatel y ow n ed re s id en t ia l p ro p e r t y c o mp a re d t o t h e Gr a nge , ge ne r a lly. This should be c ont inue d w it hin t he speci fi c plan to p rote c t t h e s it e a n d e n su re i t s su r v i v a l a s int a c t a s possible . The w it hdr a w a l of t he ma jor it y of the ho sp ital in t h e lon g te r m i s i n e v i t a b l e a n d m e a s ure s should be put in pla c e now t o pla n for t his. I n pa r ti cul ar, i n fill dev e lop m en t for p r i v a t e h o u s i n g sh o u l d b e pre v e nt e d w it hin t he sit e or in it s pe r iphe r y. B uildings have been i d en tifie d t h a t en h an c e t h e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e a re a a nd t he se should be pre se r v e d. B uildings t ha t de t r a ct have al s o been id en t ifie d t o for mu l a t e g u i d e l i n e s f o r a n y f ut ure de v e lopme nt s w it hin t he a re a . The Ast le y Ainslie H os pi tal gro u n d s an d b u ild in gs p re s e n t a m a j o r o p p o r t u nit y t o c re a t e a v a r ie t y of diffe re nt re sourc e s t ha t w ould enhance l ife in the a re a an d Ed i n b u r g h a s a wh o l e . A Tr u st should be c re a t e d spe c ific a lly for t his pur pose a nd t o further e xp lore s om e t h e p ot e n t i a l o f t h e s i t e a n d u se s of ic onic buildings. This t r ust should ha v e a c lose a sso ci ati on with the a c tiv e com m u n i t y g ro u p s wi t h o t h e r p u blic pa r t ic ipa t ion e nc our a ge d a t a ll le v e ls.

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A LL IMA G E S A R E A U T H O R ’ S O W N UN L ES S O T HER W I S E ATTRI BU TED Figu re 1 : Wood b u r n Te r r a c e , l o o k i n g No r t h .

Figu re 2 : Ex is t in g C on se r v a t i o n A re a s wi t h i n t h e Cit y of E dinbur gh, E dinbur gh Cit y Counc il Figu re 3 : L ocat ion of A re a Two Figu re 4 : L ocat ion P la n - U K Figu re 5 : L ocat ion P la n - E d i n b u r g h Figu re 7 : V illas at H e r mi t a g e Te r r a c e Figu re 8 : V illas at C lu n y P l a c e Figu re 9 : Ten em e n ts a t Wo o d b u r n Te r r a c e Figu re 1 0: Deve lop m e n t a t M o r n i n g si d e R o a d a nd Churc h Hill Pla c e Figu re 1 1: J u n c tion of M o r n i n g si d e R o a d a n d Churc h Hill Pla c e Figu re 1 2: Deve lop m e n t a t M o r n i n g si d e R o a d a nd Ne w ba t t le Te r r a c e Figu re 1 3: Deve lop m e n t a t c o r n e r o f Mo r n i n g s i de R oa d a nd Fa lc on Av e nue Figu re 1 4: M od er n s u p e r m a r k e t a t M o r n i n g si d e R oa d Figu re 1 5: De v e lop m e n t a t F a l c o n Ro a d We st Figu re 1 6: G eology and To p o g r a p h y o f t h e re g i o n.

Figu re 1 7: R u in s of St . Ro q u e s Ch a p e l . Gr a n t , J ame s. Ca sse ll’s O ld a nd ne w E dinbur gh. 1876.

Figu re 1 9: O r igin al F u e i n g P l a n o f t h e Ca n a a n E st a t e , 1803 Figu re 2 0: Direct or y t o g e n t l e m e n ’s se a t s a n d v i l la ge s in Sc ot la nd, pp. 52 a nd 71< ht t p://digit a l.nls.uk/85559072>.

Date: 1843C a n a a n P a r k P ro p o s e d A d d i t i o n , S y dne y Mit c he ll a nd W ilson, 1928. R CAHMS Figu re 2 1: O r igin al Dr a wi n g s o f t h e A st l e y A i n sl i e Hospit a l, Millba nk Pa v ilion, R CAHMS Figu re 2 2: M illb an k Pa v i l i o n , f ro m t h e S o u t h E a st Figu re 2 3: C a n n a n P a r k Figu re 2 4: Ex c e r p t fro m J o h n s t o n ’s P l a n o f E d i n bur gh 1861 show ing loc a t ion of Fa lc on Ha ll11 Figu re 2 5: H is t or ic p h o t o o f e n t r a n c e p i l l a r s wi t h st one fa lc ons t o Fa lc on Ha ll, Mor ningside R oa d1 Figu re 2 7: P illa r s from F a l c o n Ha l l re -u se d i n f ro nt a ge of building on Dunc a n St re e t , off Ca use w a y side Figu re 2 8: In fill d e v e lo p m e n t a t 8 5 -8 9 S o u t h Osw a ld R oa d Figu re 2 9: In fill d e v e lo p m e n t a t Tro t t e r Ha u g h , M or t onha ll R oa d Figu re 3 0: In fill d e v e lo p m e n t a t 2 2 S o u t h Os wa l d R oa d Figu re 3 1: In fill d e v e lo p m e n t a t 7 5 a , b a n d c S out h O sw a ld R oa d Figu re 3 2: In fill De v e l o p me n t a t 1 6 0 -1 7 2 Gr a n g e Loa n Figu re 3 3: 143 G r a n g e L o a n , A st l e y A i n sl i e Ho s pit a l, Nor t h a nd Sout h Lodge s, G a t e pie r s a nd G a t e s, C ategory A Listed Figu re 3 4: Ph otogr ap h, To b y W i l l i a ms Figu re 3 5: Th ere is a l a r g e d i v e r s i t y i n t re e s p e c ie s on t he Ast le y Ainslie sit e . Phot ogr a ph, Toby WI llia ms Figu re 3 6: M ap ta k e n f ro m t h e E d i n b u r g h L o c a l De v e lopme nt Pla n Propose d Pla n Ma rc h 2013 Figu re 3 7: Pla n s h owi n g Co n t ro l l e d P a r k i n g Z o ne s – S1 a nd S2.

Figu re 3 8: P a r k in g Are a B1 si g n a g e Figu re 3 9: P a r k in g me t e r a n d a sso c i a t e d s i g n a g e, G r a nge Loa n Figu re 4 0: A rea of re s i d e n t s p a r k i n g o n l y, Gr a n g e Ma nor Figu re 4 1: Dis a b le d pa r k i n g b a y, Gr a n g e L o a n Figu re 4 2: S ign a ge and p e d e st r i a n re f u g e a t Gr a nge Loa n Figu re 4 3: C on trolle d P a r k i n g si g n a g e a n d p e d e st r ia n re fuge , K ilgr a st on R oa d Figu re 4 4: B row n cov e re d b u s st o p , K i l g r a st o n Roa d Figu re 4 5: G rey b u s s t o p , Bl a c k f o rd Av e n u e Figu re 4 6: L ot h ia n B u s a t b u s st o p o n Os wa l d Roa d Figu re 4 7: H or s b u r gh Co a c h e s b u s a t b u s st o p on G r a nge Loa n Figu re 4 8: C y c le p at h a l o n g Ca n a a n L a n e Figu re 4 9: C y c le p at h si g n a g e , j u n c t i o n o f Wo o dbur n Te r r a c e a nd Ca na a n La ne Figu re 5 0: C ity C a r Cl u b si g n a g e , Ni l e Gro v e Figu re 5 1: S a fe r R ou t e s t o S c h o o l P ro j e c t si g n a g e , G r a nge Loa n Figu re 5 2: C ity of Ed i n b u r g h Co u n c i l p l a n o f Co mmunit y Counc il B ounda r ie s Figu re 5 3: G r an ge / P re st o n f i e l d Co m m u n i t y Co unc il w e b pa ge Figu re 5 4: M or n in gs id e Co m m u n i t y Co u n c i l p l a nning w e b pa ge Figu re 5 5: M e rch is ton Co mmu n i t y Co u n c i l we b pa ge Figu re 5 6: N e igh b ou r h o o d Wa t c h s i g n , S o u t h Osw a ld R oa d

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