Date: 14/01/2019

The insensitive positioning of a telecom mast in front of a war memorial has been reconsidered after a network operator admitted its placement was inappropriate. Approved by the city planning department in June, the 17.5 metre mast and component boxes were erected on the pavement on Broughton Road, directly in front of an Iona Cross in Rosebank Cemetery to the rear of the street. Edinburgh North and Leith SNP MP Deirdre Brock raised the issue with BT, who bought mobile phone operator EE in 2015. Ms Brock said: ^It was a bit of a shock seeing this huge mast on Broughton Road completely overwhelm the Quintinshill memorial. Its placement there was very insensitive and inappropriate.^

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Mast overshadowing war memorial to be moved

Edinburgh Evening News

The insensitive positioning of a telecom mast in front of a war memorial has been reconsidered after a network operator admitted its placement was inappropriate.

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A BT mast overshadowing Rosebank Cemetery and in particular the Quintinshill Disaster Memorial seen on the 29th of January. An article in Edinburgh Evening News explains that BT are going to move the mast. However as you can see from these photos taken today, it is still there.
Location: Rosebank Cemetery
Company: Landmarks
29/01/2019 John Yellowlees

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