Pupils wait in the playground before their first day at  Edinburgh's Flora Stevenson primary school in August 1970. Rosemary Holden in front has a rose for her new teacher.Pupils wait in the playground before their first day at  Edinburgh's Flora Stevenson primary school in August 1970. Rosemary Holden in front has a rose for her new teacher.
Pupils wait in the playground before their first day at Edinburgh's Flora Stevenson primary school in August 1970. Rosemary Holden in front has a rose for her new teacher. | TSPL

Edinburgh Retro: 22 great pictures of growing up in the early 1970s including meeting Sean Connery and Lulu

Landmark occasions in childhood are often among our strongest memories.

These nostalgic photos selected from the Evening News archive include everything from the first day at school to Edinburgh’s miners gala day to meeting stars like Sean Connery and Lulu.

Scroll through the pictures from the early 1970s to get a flavour of life growing up in the Capital more than 50 years ago.

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