An appeal has gone out from the Edinburgh International Book Festival for people to contribute memories of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and its old home at Lauriston Place. They are planning a writing project, Words from the Wards, at this summer’s Book Festival because it is going to be based for the first time at the Royal Infirmary’s old site, which is now home to Edinburgh University’s Edinburgh Futures Institute. Here are 29 fascinating photographs selected from the Evening News archives...
We’ve rummaged through our photo archives to dig out some images that perfectly capture Edinburgh life in the 2000s. Scroll through our photo gallery to see these incredible pictures of the Capital from back then – and please let us know your own memories in the comments section before you go.
From the Great Fire of 1824, which destroyed hundreds of homes and claimed 13 lives in Edinburgh’s Old Town, to more recent blazes, such as the inferno that ravaged part of the Cowgate and South Bridge in 2002, we take a look at some devastating fires that changed the face of Edinburgh forever. Have a look through our photo gallery to see 13 dramatic images of Edinburgh fires throughout history.