A look back at life in one of the Capital’s busiest streets over two decades last century
Lothian Road is a key thoroughfare in the centre of Edinburgh and it has seen a rich variety of activities over the years – from protest marches to celebrations and performances –as well as all that has gone on in key buildings along the street, including the Filmhouse and the Usher Hall.
And the area round about has also seen significant developments, as some of the photographs here show.
Scroll through this photo gallery and see what has changed and what you can remember.
Scroll through this photo gallery and see what has changed and what you can remember.
5. Demonstrators against NHS cuts
Demonstrators from Nalgo and other trade unions protesting about the cuts to the National Health Service in Edinburgh, September 1980. The marchers make their way up Lothian Road to the Caley cinema. Photo: Ian Porteous
ANC member Mrs Suganya Chetty makes a speech at the unveiling of a statue dedicated to South African Freedom Fighters in Festival Square Edinburgh, in July 1986. Photo: Jack Crombie
An aerial of the Lothian Road area of Edinburgh looking roughly south, October 1993. Lothian Road runs up the left of the picture, with King's Stables Road at the bottom left, the Usher Hall to the left and the West Approach Road to the right. In the middle, construction is under way on the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Photo: Jack Crombie