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St. Johns Road, EDINBURGH, EH12 7SL

At the corner of St John's Road [A8] and Manse Road. A familiar sight has disappeared. For decades it was the location of Woolworths [the two-storey block], a succession of supermarkets from the 1960s onwards on the near corner [FineFare, Safeway and others] and a few small businesses in between them; in 2018 them there was a Liberal MSP's office, Pizza Hut, SemiChem, and Corstorphine Hub with Lucy's Cafe and CYC Centre. Woolworths went, then the supermarket and successor shops. There is a current planning application, granted in 2018 for mixed use development incorporating residential development [4-5-storey flats], commercial floorspace, hot food takeaway, car parking and associated works.

At the corner of St John's Road [A8] and Manse Road. A familiar sight has disappeared. For decades it was the location of Woolworths [the double storey brick gable], a succession of supermarkets from the 1960s onwards on the near corner [FineFare, Safeway and others] and a few small businesses in between them; in 2018 them there was a Liberal MSP's office, Pizza Hut, SemiChem, and Corstorphine Hub with Lucy's Cafe and CYC Centre. Woolworths went, then the supermarket and successor shops. There is a current planning application, granted in 2018 for mixed use development incorporating residential development [4-5-storey flats], commercial floorspace, hot food takeaway, car parking and associated works.

At the corner of St John's Road [A8] and Manse Road. A familiar sight has disappeared. For decades it was the location of Woolworths [the two-storey block still standing], a succession of supermarkets from the 1960s onwards on the near corner [FineFare, Safeway and others] and a few small businesses in between them; in 2018 them there was a Liberal MSP's office, Pizza Hut, SemiChem, and Corstorphine Hub with Lucy's Cafe and CYC Centre. Woolworths went, then the supermarket and successor shops. There is a current planning application, granted in 2018 for mixed use development incorporating residential development [4-5-storey flats], commercial floorspace, hot food takeaway, car parking and associated works.

The view of St John's Road as seen from Manse Road.

Knockalla was once a private residence owned and occupied by a Dr Peter MacRobert. Dr MacRobert sold the house to the proprietor of the Harp Hotel, the neighbouring property. When Dr MacRobert moved out of the property it was incorporated into the Harp Hotel, which has now become the Toby Carvery. http://maps.nls.uk/view/102731777 shows the house standing on its own with the hotel next door.

Corstorphine Parish Church.

Category C-listed. Built 1844, with extensive additions and alterations