Edinburgh is the capital and second most populous city of Scotland, it is also the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom.Edinburgh is Scotland’s compact, hilly capital. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings. Looming over the city is Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland’s crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish rulers. Arthur’s Seat is an imposing peak in Holyrood Park with sweeping views, and Calton Hill is topped with monuments and memorials.Let’s get back the early 20th century to see how Edinburgh has changed.
Leith street scene, 1912
Old College and South Bridge in Edinburgh, ca. 1900s
Old Town in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s
Old Town with City Chambers and the market cross in Edinburgh, ca. 1930s
Princes Street showing the North British Station Hotel, Waverley Gardens and North Bridge, Edinburgh, ca. 1930s
Princes Street showing Waverley Gardens, the Scott Monument and Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, 1924
Princes Street, Edinburgh, 1912
Tailor’s Hall, Cowgate in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s
The Lawnmarket in Edinburgh, ca. 1920s
The Palace Cinema on Princes Street in Edinburgh, 1939
The Shore in Leith, Edinburgh, 1905
The Tron Picture House on High Street in Edinburgh, 1922
West End of Princes Street, Edinburgh in 1927
West end of Princes Street, Edinburgh, ca. 1920s
Wreaths outside the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle, 1927
Brown’s Court, Canongate in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s
Buildings at Summerhall in Edinburgh, 1910
Buildings at Summerhall in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s
Candlemaker Row and George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, 1907
Castle o’Clouts spirit vaults at 104 St Leonards Street in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s
Grassmarket in Edinburgh, Nov. 1905
Green grocer and provisions shop at 64-66 Morrison Street in Edinburgh, ca. 1920s
Huntly House from Bakehouse Close, Canongate in Edinburgh, ca. 1920s
Huntly House in Edinburgh, 1903
J & R Allan Ltd store on South Bridge, Edinburgh, ca. 1930s
James Souter’s shop in the Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland in 1935
John Knox’s House in Edinburgh, ca. 1900s
København at Henry Robb’s shipbuilding yard, Leith, 1921
København at Henry Robb’s shipbuilding yard, Leith, 1921