Pavement Survey 1

I pointed out the narrowness of the pavements( in pavement survey part 1).
Here I deal with how convoluted and corrupted they are.
The worst section of pavement in the Dalrymple Loan and Inveresk Road is on the south section of Inveresk Road between numbers 138 and the entrance to 130K-P.
There are twenty ingress points for vehicles along this stretch, distorting the pavement to such an extent that makes it difficult to use with a pushchair or mobility scooter.
Walking along this stretch in winter when the pavement is frosted is too dangerous.
Here are some samples of how angled the pavement is (incidentally a gradient of more than 8% for a sustained climb would put it in a category 1 climb in Le Tour De France).
I like to keep things in context.

Inveresk Road (South section from entrance to 130K-P to Newbiggin)

House Number                                              Max Gradient (Degrees)

138                                                                       9
136 (east entrance)                                               9
138 (west entrance)                                              6
134 (east entrance)                                               7
134 (west entrance)                                              7
128                                                                        7
124                                                                        7
122                                                                        6
110                                                                        6
102                                                                        5

Along this section of pavement there were twenty such ingress points the worst being in the Newbiggin end. This is one of the reasons that those in mobility scooters will choose to drive on the road. It is not a comfortable journey if you have a buggy and children tagging along.
There were three pavement drops for pedestrian access.


Inveresk Road (North from number 95 to Newbiggin)

There were no significant gradients and only three ingress point for cars.
There were three pavement drops for pedestrian access.

Dalrymple Loan (East Section)

House Number                                              Max Gradient (Degrees)

20 (southern entrance)                                           9
20 (northern entrance)                                           9

There were other ingress points with minor gradients i.e. police station.
There were four pavement drops for pedestrians at the junctions of Mansfield Road and Mansfield Place.

Dalrymple Loan (West Section)

There were no significant gradients on the car ingress points i.e. the church, Caprice car park, etc.
The only pedestrian pavement drops were outside the Caprice restaurant and the junction with Inveresk Road which had a maximum gradient of 8 degrees.

For reference:

Tour de France Climb Categories