45 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes in Edinburgh in the 1970s

   

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city was historically part of the county of Midlothian (formally called the “county of Edinburgh” or Edinburghshire until 1947), but was administered separately from the surrounding county from 1482. It is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland’s second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom.

The city is home to national cultural institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582 and now one of three in the city, is considered one of the best research institutions in the world. The city is also known for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the latter being the world’s largest annual international arts festival.
 
Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town built in the 18th/19th centuries.
 
These amazing photos from Podkin were taken by Hugh McCreadie that show street scenes of Edinburgh in the 1970s.
 
Rose Street, Edinburgh, circa early 1970s

 

City Observatory, Edinburgh, 1970

 

Nuffield Transplantation Surgery Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, 1970

 

Paddling pool, Portobello, Edinburgh, 1970

 

Parrots, Edinburgh Zoo, 1970

 

Princes Street, Edinburgh, 1970
    

 

Cafe, Edinburgh, 1971

 

Playground in Edinburgh, 1971

 

The Vennel, Edinburgh, 1971

 

Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, 1971

 

Adventure playground in Edinburgh, 1972

 

Adventure playground in Edinburgh, 1972

 

Playground in Edinburgh, 1973

 

Westburn Gardens, Edinburgh, 1973

 

Bus on Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Bus on Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Bus, road to Forth Road bridge, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Calton Hill view, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Construction at St James Centre, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Edinburgh Castle and the mound, circa 1970s

 

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, circa 1970s

 

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, circa 1970s

 

Edinburgh centre, circa 1970s

 

Edinburgh street scenes, circa 1970s

 

Edinburgh street scenes, circa 1970s

 

Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Randolph Place, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Eglinton Street, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Entrance to the old Stockbridge Market on St Stephen’s Place, off St Stephen’s Street, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Evening walk in Princes Street gardens, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Grassmarket view, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

High Street, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Inside St James Shopping Centre, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Lady Stairs House, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

On the march, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

On the march, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Princes Street Gardens in the snow, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Princes Street, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Protest march, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Stockbridge, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Student protest, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

Victoria Street, Edinburgh, circa 1970s

 

 
View from Scott Monument, Edinburgh, circa 1970s