Jarnac Court, Dalkeith

I was over in neighbouring Dalkeith this morning for a meeting with my financial advisor, which of course, filled my head with loads of figures and confusion, particularly when words such as pension, inflation and pictures of graphs are involved. Anyway, it was a good meeting, but it gave me some homework to be done before our next meeting.

Here’s a blip of Jarnac Court (named after its twin town in France) in the centre of the town. When built in the 1960s, the Jarnac Court redevelopment was considered by many to be innovative; its odd shape and the immediate area were based on the phased demolition of the existing buildings and followed their street pattern to cause minimum disruption.

Regeneration of the square has taken place in recent years, which has improved it, but frankly, it still looks pretty hideous and goes to show how awful 1960s architecture was. 

I hope you have had a good day. It hasn’t rained as yet today, which is a bonus.