Children playing in the sea at Portobello in July 1966.Children playing in the sea at Portobello in July 1966.
Children playing in the sea at Portobello in July 1966.

Summer in Edinburgh: Here are 22 fascinating pictures of Capital residents enjoying sunny weather in the 1950s and 1960s

With temperatures continuing to rise, the forecast is for warm an sunny weather in Edinburgh over the next week.
By David Hepburn
Published 11th Jul 2022, 16:04 BST

We don’t always get the best summers in Scotland, but when the blue skies do appear we certainly know how to enjoy them.

And a dip into the Edinburgh Evening News archives suggests that this is nothing new.

Here are 22 pictures of people enjoying the Edinburgh sunshine from over half a century ago.

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Here are 22 pictures of people enjoying the Edinburgh sunshine from over half a century ago.

A policeman in shirt sleeves on duty in Princes Street Edinburgh in the summer of 1965.

5. On duty

A policeman in shirt sleeves on duty in Princes Street Edinburgh in the summer of 1965. Photo: Unknown

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Families and children watch the Penguin Parade at Edinburgh Zoo in the summer of 1962.

6. On parade

Families and children watch the Penguin Parade at Edinburgh Zoo in the summer of 1962. Photo: Unknown

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People queue up at the ice-cream kiosk in Princes Street Gardens in May 1966.

7. Line up

People queue up at the ice-cream kiosk in Princes Street Gardens in May 1966. Photo: Ian Porteous

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A little girl at the Ross bandstand in Princes Street Gardens in July 1963.

8. You dancing?

A little girl at the Ross bandstand in Princes Street Gardens in July 1963. Photo: Unknown

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