Many of Edinburgh’s most significant buildings have disappeared over the decades, raised to the ground during redevelopment schemes or destroyed by fire.
Scroll through our picture gallery to see 18 lost Edinburgh buildings that we wish were still standing today.
Do these old photos stir memories for you, and which building demolished during your lifetime do you miss most? Please let us know in the comments section.
13. C&A Modes, Princes Street
The beautiful, mansard-roofed C&A Modes department store was destroyed in a terrible blaze in November 1955. Photo: UNKNOWN
14. Waverley Market and roof garden
Built in 1875, the original Waverley Market featured an attractive and symmetrically laid out roof garden with an abundance of plants and flowers and places to sit. It was demolished a century later for the current shopping centre. Photo: UNKNOWN
15. Victoria Street
Considered one of Edinburgh's finest streets, Victoria Street was significantly altered in 1967 when the top end was demolished to make way for a new council headquarters. Photo: Unknown
16. St James Square
Dating from the Georgian era, St James Square vanished in stages after 1965. The St James shopping centre was constructed on the site in the early 1970s. Photo: Unknown