Belford Bridge was completed in 1887 and carries Belford Road over the Water of Leith. Year: 1944Belford Bridge was completed in 1887 and carries Belford Road over the Water of Leith. Year: 1944
Belford Bridge was completed in 1887 and carries Belford Road over the Water of Leith. Year: 1944

Edinburgh retro: 16 stunning pictures of Edinburgh’s picturesque Dean Village down the decades

Loctated just five minutes from Princes Street, Dean Village was the centre of a successful grain milling area for more than 800 years – and is often described as the most picturesque part of Edinburgh.
Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart
Published 1st Dec 2022, 14:27 BST
Updated 9th Aug 2023, 13:28 BST

Do you remember Dean Village when it used to look like this?

Take a look through or picture gallery see how it has changed – and stayed the same down the decades.

This red-brick building was constructed as social housing for local workers and is recognisable by its clock tower. It was restored with support from Edinburgh World Heritage. Year: 2006.

13. Well Court

This red-brick building was constructed as social housing for local workers and is recognisable by its clock tower. It was restored with support from Edinburgh World Heritage. Year: 2006. Photo: Scott Louden

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This is the Whytock & Reid in Dean Village, which received an emergency preservation order in 2001. Year: 2001.

14. Emergency preservation

This is the Whytock & Reid in Dean Village, which received an emergency preservation order in 2001. Year: 2001. Photo: Jon Savage

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Dean Village was used as the backdrop for a Chinese bottled water advert which saw horse drawn carriages make their way through the streets. Year: 2006

15. Filming an advert

Dean Village was used as the backdrop for a Chinese bottled water advert which saw horse drawn carriages make their way through the streets. Year: 2006 Photo: Toby Williams

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The village suffered from bad flooding when the Water of Leith burst its banks, leaving the footpath to the Art Gallery unpassable. Year: 2012.

16. Flooding

The village suffered from bad flooding when the Water of Leith burst its banks, leaving the footpath to the Art Gallery unpassable. Year: 2012. Photo: Kate Chandler

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