Edinburgh retro: 16 amazing photos of Edinburgh's suburbs from yesteryear - including Craigmillar and Currie

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Published 15th Dec 2023, 15:00 GMT

Updated 15th Dec 2023, 15:01 GMT

Edinburgh’s picture-postcard city centre gets all the attention, but the city’s suburbs have always had a character and culture all of their own.

From Currie to Craigmillar, we’ve had a deep dig through the archives to bring you 16 memories of Edinburgh suburbs from yesteryear.

Have a look through our picture gallery to be transported back in time.

William Withnell, a traffic warden and lollipop man, shows children across Colinton Mains Road to Oxgangs Primary School back in 1963. Photo: TSPL

In this picture you get an aerial view of Currie in Edinburgh in 1966. Photo: TSPL

Locals of all ages can be seen here enjoying Kaimes Club coffee morning, in Burdiehouse Town Hall, in 1963. Photo: TSPL

Workmen clear wreckage at Hyvots Bank in 1964 following gales in Edinburgh. Photo: TSPL

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