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.
22. New building
Governor Lord Polwarth performs the 'topping out' ceremony at the Bank of Scotland's new computer centre in Robertson Avenue, Edinburgh in July 1970. Photo: Ian Brand
23. Pub
Robertson's Bar, Gorgie Road, pictured in 2012. The pub situated next to Gorgie Farm has had many different names over the years including The Tree and The Green Tree. Photo: Jane Barlow
24. Fly-tipping
Sofas and beds dumped on Wardlaw Place in Gorgie in February 2009. Photo: Dan Phillips