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.
13. Bridge drama
A mounted crane got stuck under the rail bridge at the junction of Gorgie Road and Robertson Avenue in 2004. Photo: Bill Henry
14. Christmas Dinner
The Western branch of Scottish OAP's having their Christmas Dinner at Gorgie War Memorial Hall in 1964. Photo: Archives
15. Having a ball
Headteacher Mike Hay with pupils in the games hall at Tynecastle High School in 1997. Photo: DENIS STRAUGHAN
16. Dress-up
Mrs Fiona Reid helps dresses up Audrey McCartney at the Salvation Army Nursery on Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, April 25 1968. Photo: Stan Warburton