Granton Waterfront – next part of regeneration project to begin with government funding The Granton Waterfront is a brownfield site where the £1.3 billion regeneration project has already started with the restoration of the Gas Holder, the creation of a new park and the renovation of Granton…

I found this the other day. The Corstorphine Doocot, all that remains of the Corstorphine Castle estate. #Edinburgh

Just seen that the first five minutes of the never re-broadcast BBC Scottish Independence thriller 'Scotch on the Rocks' (1973) is on youtube. Great to see my gt-uncle George Robb chairing a SNP meeting ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmY3...

#31DaysOfGraves Day 30 is #Colour It has to be this fabulous cast iron monument by the Sun Foundry to commemorate the Mackenzie family in the Upsilon compartment of the #Glasgow #Necropolis It has been restored recently, and I think it looks great! #Gothic #DarkTourist #Cemetery #Taphophile

The decline and fall of suburbia. A play in three acts.

From a few years ago - a blog on Craigentinny House in Edinburgh - with a spooky halloween tale crowbarred in.... blog.historicenvironment.scot/2023/10/the-...

Join us for this special collaborative event with the Seaside Heritage Network, that brings together four speakers with distinctive insights into preservation, design, and place.

The BBC's "Who Do You Think You Are" Magazine new November 2025 issue's "Gem from the Archive" features the Signet Library's @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social funded project on the records of John Watson's Institution, research undertaken by @kgbaston.bsky.social @johockey.bsky.social

#OTD in 1774, Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson died in the city’s asylum for pauper lunatics at 24. Despite the tragedy, his works are full of life, laughter and satire. My new edition of his works is out next year, but for now enjoy some treats from Project Fergusson robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk

Huge news for Cathkin Park! One of football's most treasured heritage assets has been designated a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland. For a location as iconic as Cathkin Park to be recognised in this way is significant for preserving our football heritage.

Read the story of the founding of the Old Edinburgh Club in ' Our Town Stories'. And today, our new President, Steven Robb, who wrote the article, will welcome members to our first talk of the winter lecture series. #oldedinburghhistory #oldedinburghclubs #oldedinburghsocieties #talesofonecity

Sad to see the recently uncovered ghost sign above The Elephant House on George IV Bridge being painted over. #ghostsign #Edinburgh

The Arms of King Charles III (no not that one) in the Palazzo di San Clemente in Florence. Charles Edward Stuart bought the palace in 1777 living there until 1785. The Latin motto states 'Charles III, born 1720, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, 1766.

Incredible journey. This Roman tombstone has travelled further than the man it commemorates. It seems to have come to New Orleans probably through post WW2 looting. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Loving all the #31DaysOfGraves posts. Today's theme is #tomb and with the Glasgow Necropolis on my doorstep I'm kind of spoiled for choice. Some of Glasgow's Victorian high-heejuns probably spent a good deal of their alloted span deciding how they could outdo each other in death.

#31DaysofGraves Day 3: Tomb. 18th century table memorial to Straiton or Stratton family of Tower Farm, Liberton. The carving on the end displays arable work including ploughing, breaking up the soil and sowing seeds. Liberton Kirkyard, #Edinburgh. #farming #LocalHistory 📚🗃️ 📷 flic.kr/p/2qEDc1j

A pleasant find in The Albion pub, Hastings. A Wm. Younger pub of yore that has this wonderful decoration. All the major Scottish clans represented with their tartans. So.... @boakandbailey.bsky.social and @rogerprotz.bsky.social was this a common thing in Younger's pubs?

In memoriam...

Just published in the Transactions of the LCAS -a study on the pastoral staff of Bishop Thomas Deacon. A rare nonjuring artefact it passed to four subsequent Bishops before use as a Templar Masonic Staff and museum exhibit. Surviving both auctions and thefts it is now held at @lampallib.bsky.social

Its niche -but here's my article on William Cartwright of Shrewsbury -last (almost) of the nonjuring Bishops. Son-in-law of Thomas Deacon he started as a Jacobite and ended with his family as the only members of his congregation. #nonjuring #jacobite shropshirearchaeologyhistory.org/wp-content/u...

One for @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social - I was reading this morning about the Asda 'Price Promise' stones that were erected across the country in the 90s loststonesofasda.wordpress.com Some are definitely on the way to being archaeological monuments, such as this one in Trumfleet, South Yorkshire

Sir John Hynde Cotton (1686-1752) - Tory politician and Jacobite sympathiser. When told that drinking less wine would be better for his gout-affected leg, he replied 'if it would not bear his usual allowance of six bottles it was no leg to him'.

Fire on Arthur’s Seat - still spreading

Fire on Arthur’s Seat

Exactly one hundred years ago - EJ MacRae was appointed Edinburgh's City Architect - Here is a short piece on the work of MacRae and his team. blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/07/eben...

💥The Bernat Klein Studio has been saved! This morning the coalition of Scottish heritage organisations secured the property at auction with a winning bid of £279,000. The studio will now be restored and brought back into public use, creating a new venue for creative arts in the Scottish Borders.

A takeaway on Leith Walk is getting renovated and reveals a ghost sign #Edinburgh #Leith #GohstSign

It is with great sorrow that the Society shares the news of the death of Professor Andrew Saint. We deeply mourn the loss of a great scholar and a much loved companion. Read more: bit.ly/457fEQJ An obituary will appear in the November edition of The Victorian, our membership magazine. #heritage

A bit of Durham concrete for you.

"Newton Castle, Blairgowrie". Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1909. Image: Hunterian.

The new proposal also includes the stonemason's yard off South Gray Street, and is being brought forward in conjunction with a recently submitted PBSA proposal (awaiting determination) on the adjacent site on Ratcliffe Terrace, also by 56three Architects. Renders including adjacent proposal.

The thread about the Salisbury Arms and the famous literary association that never was My eye was caught by a claim in local news that the author Arthur Conan Doyle once frequented the Salisbury Arms. In the best spirit of Sherlock Holmes, this thread sets out to thoroughly and factually debunk…

Today's ghost sign discovery at The Elephant House Cafe, the self-proclaimed "Birthplace of Harry Potter", on George IV Bridge. #ghostsign #Edinburgh

this absolutely outstanding Palladian pile is up for sale and you’re all gonna have to bear with me because this one gets a whole thread www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

Following refusal of a previous PBSA proposal, new application submitted for demolition of buildings off Ratcliffe Terrace, incl. the former Causewayside Lads' Institute (1907), and replacement with a PBSA development of 66 student beds across 3 blocks by 56three Architects: bit.ly/4jURApx

2025 is the centenary of the appointment of Ebenezer James Macrae as Edinburgh City Architect. Dubbed "the man who shaped modern Edinburgh", his work characterised by a blend of modern form and function with traditional style. A uniquely splendid example is the Edinburgh Police Box 👮📦🧵▶️

Political campaigning in general & by-elections in particular are a great way of seeing bits of Edinburgh (& elsewhere) that you wouldn't otherwise. Tonight, the Rosemount Buildings - what a gem! I assume that someone knows stuff about them - @threadinburgh.scot or @stevenrobb.bsky.social?

Fascinating article on Gavin Stamp by Joshua Mardell in British Art Studies: main--britishartstudies-26.netlify.app/issues/26/ga...

Today marks 160th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War 26 May 1865. The Lincoln Monument in Old Calton Cemetery commemorates 6 Scots who fought with the Union. #americancivilwar #caltoncemetery #edinburghgraveyards #abrahamlincoln #emancipation oldedinburghclub.org.uk/edinburghs-l...

Couple of lovely Edinburgh watercolours by Louise Rayner (1832-1924) in forthcoming Lyon & Turnbull sale.

A rare Georgian survival on Causewayside (33-41 Ratcliffe Terrace) proposed for severe haircut in recent plans for the site. Also includes wider proposals to demolish the former Causewayside Lads Club (1906) by VJ de Spiganovicz - at Nos. 27-31 RT. More on Edin Planning portal - Ref; 25/02258/FUL.

Brick Bishop. Stockton on Tees.

The sadly derelict Trotter of Mortonhall burial ground, Edinburgh.

Had forgotten how hard this was.....

Brand new online release of over 60 articles from the Book of the Old Edinburgh Club (2010-2019). The 35 volumes in the Original Series (1908-1985) are now split into over 250 articles for reading and download. Enjoy over 400 Edinburgh history tales! oldedinburghclub.org.uk/improving-ac...

Just saw this in local charity shop. Anyone know the current whereabouts of His Majesty AKA Michel Lafosse ?

A fantastic Greek Thomson villa for sale... corumproperty.co.uk/property/ell...

1832 Edinburgh tenement - graffiti and graffiti 'removal'

71 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh. An 1830 villa owned by University of Edinburgh. In 2022 and today....

What happened to Edinburgh’s old Parliament Hall ? Find out how much survives - and where the decorative stonework went. In the most recent Book of the Old Edinburgh club.