In our latest retro look at Edinburgh’s communities, we’ve found these great photos of life in Liberton over the years.
Incorporated into the city in 1920, the area was once home to Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle, who lived in a small cottage near the Braid Burn, which is now inside the grounds of the Cameron Toll Shopping Centre car park.
Increased development in the area from the mid 1970s has seen Liberton develop into a popular choice for homeowners. Over the years the area has been home to a high school, hospital and fire station.
We found some great photos of locals coming together, the opening of Cameron Toll Shopping Centre in 1984, local hero firefighters, and a former school pupil and teacher being reunited after more than half a century.
5. Retirement
Miss A Luke, the Akela and founder of the 140th (Liberton) Pack received a gift on her retiral in 1964 from the youngest Cub member, eight-year-old Stewart McCabe, on behalf of the Scouts and Cubs. | TSPL
6. Bring the light
Children from Liberton Nursery School, Edinburgh, taking part in a Lantern Light Festival in November, 2008. | TSPL
7. Ahead of their time
In an early form of video conferencing, pupils from Liberton primary school and Barsail primary school chatted via a BT video phone in November 1992. | TSPL
8. Hospital
Exterior of Liberton hospital in Edinburgh, the scene of an outbreak of food poisoning in December 1985. | TSPL