Rosemount, Aberdeen
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Rosemount is an area of Aberdeen
, Scotland
. When referring to Rosemount, the area is generally taken to include Rosemount Place and the surrounding streets. It is situated to the north west of the city centre and is bounded by Mid Stocket
, Queens Cross
and Berryden
.
The area is largely Victorian
with grey granite
tenement
blocks representative of the period. At the west end of Rosemount larger houses exist on streets such as Belvidere Crescent. Victoria Park
can be found in the north of the area. Rosemount Place itself is a very busy street for both cars and pedestrian and has small shops lining almost the entire street. It maintains a lot of traditional premises such as butcher
s, cheese
shops and baker
s. It has a number of smaller boutique
shops. Its gentrified nature has made it popular amongst the city's hipster community.
This area is one of the few still in existence in Aberdeen where a large number of independent stores can be found. Due to this fact, it remains popular and many businesses are prosperous, with empty units rare.
Rosemount community website. A new website has been launched for the Rosemount Aberdeen community, the website contains information about the local businesses and is asking the residents to contribute to the website with their recollections of bygone days in Rosemount. The website can be found at www.shop-rosemount.co.uk http://www.shop-rosemount.co.uk/
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. When referring to Rosemount, the area is generally taken to include Rosemount Place and the surrounding streets. It is situated to the north west of the city centre and is bounded by Mid Stocket
Mid Stocket
Midstocket is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is named after the Forest of Stocket, which was a gift from Robert the Bruce to the people of Aberdeen in 1319. The income from the forests land formed Aberdeen's Common Good Fund....
, Queens Cross
Queens Cross
Queen's Cross is area in the west-end of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is located just west from the main Union Street and about from the geographical town centre at Mercat Cross....
and Berryden
Berryden
- Berryden Retail Park :Berryden Retail Park is the main shopping destination in the north side of Aberdeen.Main Retailers:*Sainsbury's - Includes: Timpson & Thomas Cook*Carphone Warehouse*Toys R Us*Mecca Bingo* Ponden Home Superstore*Next...
.
The area is largely Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
with grey granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
tenement
Tenement
A tenement is, in most English-speaking areas, a substandard multi-family dwelling, usually old, occupied by the poor.-History:Originally the term tenement referred to tenancy and therefore to any rented accommodation...
blocks representative of the period. At the west end of Rosemount larger houses exist on streets such as Belvidere Crescent. Victoria Park
Victoria Park, Aberdeen
Victoria Park is a small park in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland.The park has an area of five hectares and opened to the public in 1871. It is named after Queen Victoria. As well as numerous flower beds there is a conservatory and a greenhouse which is open during the summer months...
can be found in the north of the area. Rosemount Place itself is a very busy street for both cars and pedestrian and has small shops lining almost the entire street. It maintains a lot of traditional premises such as butcher
Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...
s, cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
shops and baker
Baker
A baker is someone who bakes and sells bread, Cakes and similar foods may also be produced, as the traditional boundaries between what is produced by a baker as opposed to a pastry chef have blurred in recent decades...
s. It has a number of smaller boutique
Boutique
A boutique is a small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items such as clothing and jewelry. The word is French for "shop", via Latin from Greek ἀποθήκη , "storehouse"....
shops. Its gentrified nature has made it popular amongst the city's hipster community.
This area is one of the few still in existence in Aberdeen where a large number of independent stores can be found. Due to this fact, it remains popular and many businesses are prosperous, with empty units rare.
Rosemount community website. A new website has been launched for the Rosemount Aberdeen community, the website contains information about the local businesses and is asking the residents to contribute to the website with their recollections of bygone days in Rosemount. The website can be found at www.shop-rosemount.co.uk http://www.shop-rosemount.co.uk/