General view of Grove Street, Edinburgh, taken from north.

Description General view of Grove Street, Edinburgh, taken from north.

Date 4/8/2014

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 203709

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content The first half of the 19th century saw the laying out of Grove Street, which was the beginning of the residential development in the north-eastern area of Fountainbridge. Grove Street was built on the former Grove estate, shown on Robert Kirkwood’s map of 1817 as being owned by ‘John Bonar Esqr’. By the time of James Kirkwood & Sons’ map of 1821, plans had been made for a major street, ‘North Grove Street’, running from Jamaica Street (now part of Morrison Street) to Fountainbridge, with a grand square, ‘Grove Square’, at its heart. These plans were not fulfilled in their original form. The impressive Grove Square shown on early 19th century maps was never built, and instead Grove Street was largely built up during the third quarter of the 19th century, continuing south to Fountainbridge. Upper Grove Place and the west side of Grove Street survive largely intact, with most of the remaining buildings being the original late 19th century four-storeyed sandstone tenements. The modern (2015) brick-built residential buildings to be found on the east side of Grove Street, in Brandfield Street and at the west end of Upper Grove Place have generally respected the proportions of their traditional neighbours, though often finding room for five floors while retaining the same roof level as the tenements. The east side of Grove Street south from the bridge has seen substantial renewal. Originally a series of detached tenements and houses, it has seen repeated demolitions and rebuilding in various forms.

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