Gorgie, one of Edinburgh’s oldest areas, is recorded in the 12th century charters of Holyrood Abbey and has been in its current form since the 1880s, when hundreds of tenement buildings were built on and around Gorgie Road as Edinburgh expanded.
Great old photos of some of the area’s most iconic buildings which are gone but not forgotten by locals feature in our look back at Gorgie over the years, including the iconic Ferranti building on Gorgie Road and the old Tynecastle High School. There are also some great old photos of the people of Gorgie going about their daily lives over the years.
9. Life-savers
Hearts fans pack out the Gorgie Suite in November, 2012 for a fundraising dinner and auction as they continue to raise money for the club. Photo: Dan Phillips
10. Life on the farm
Rosa Thuemmler, 7, whose family recently moved from central Germany to Edinburgh, having fun at the Gorgie Farm in April 2004. Photo: Iker F Cristobal
11. Aerial view
This incredible aerial view of Tynecastle football ground, and Gorgie was taken in 1959, with most of the old tenements still there today. Photo: Archive
12. Using your head
Hearts footballer Gary Mackay went head-to-head with headmaster Gordon Munro when he visited Tynecastle High School, his old school, in November 1983. Photo: Alex Brown