In our latest retro back at life in Edinburgh’s communities over the years, we’ve found 28 great photos of life in Bruntsfield.
Bruntsfield is a largely residential area around Bruntsfield Place in southern Edinburgh. In feudal times, it fell within the barony of Colinton.
The modern district of Bruntsfield lies west of Bruntsfield Links, beyond which lies the district of Marchmont. Merchiston is to the west and Tollcross to the north. To the south and east lies the former estate of Greenhill, and to the south Morningside.
The estate built on land originally belonging to Bruntsfield House is called Marchmont, which the Warrender family began renting out in 1872. Many of the street names reflect the association with that family.
The whole area lay within the Burgh Muir of Edinburgh, from which a former farm Burghmuirhead took its name which passed eventually to a small area within Bruntsfield. The Burgh Muir stretched all the way through from the present-day Meadows to the Braid Burn at the foot of the northern slopes of the Pentland Hills.
The original name for the area was "Brounysfelde" or Brown's Fields, after the owner of Bruntsfield House.
The photos from our archives include a pop star’s visit to the local primary school in the 1990s, adverse weather in the area in past years, and some golf action from Bruntsfield Links, believed by some to be one of, if not the oldest golf course in the world.
9. Time for tennis
Sports presenter Kelly Dalgleish at Bruntsfield Primary School in April, 2004, to launch the Scottish leg of Ariel Tennis Ace. | TSPL
10. Old golf
Dressed in traditional costume in April, 2001, Mark Noble recreated the look of an early golfer at Bruntsfield Links, recognised as the oldest course in the world. | TSPL
11. Jumping for sunshine
Henry Farrar, Leo Rampen, Kim Donohoe and Claire Rampen from Bruntsfield Primary School enjoy meeting Sammy Sunshine as part of their campaign to advise parents on child safety, in January, 2001. | TSPL Photo: Helen Puttick
12. Left in the cold
A sledger walks past a snowman sitting on a bench in the snow at Bruntsfield Links in December, 2010. | TSPL Photo: Neil Hanna