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Dean Bridge pillar and Water of Leith
Magee, Gregg, 2021, Digital image
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Dean Bridge pillar and Water of Leith
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Dean Bridge pillar and Water of Leith
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Magee, Gregg
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2021
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The construction of the Dean Bridge allowed the City of Edinburgh to grow to the north-west. Built between 1829-31 to designs by Thomas Telford, the bridge crosses the gorge of the Water of Leith and is over 30m in height. Telford originally designed a bridge with three arches, but difficulties in constructing the foundations meant a four-span bridge was built.
Dean Village is a riverside community in the west of Edinburgh, roughly half a mile from the West End of Princes Street. It has a long history as a grain milling hamlet stretching back at least as far as the early 12th century. The increasing strength of the Leith flour mills in the 19th century led to a period of economic decline in the village, but it is now an affluent and desirable place to live. Despite its close proximity to the centre of Edinburgh, Dean Village retains a quiet atmosphere in keeping with its rural heritage.
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