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.
29. Free rugby
Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist Gemma Gibbons joined free Liberton Rugby Club taster session for women in August, 2017. | SNS Group / SRU
30. Phoenix from the flames
Phoenix program participants Jordan Reid, 17, Chris Fleming, 18, Dominic Reilly, 16 and Declan Walls, 17, at Liberton Fire Station in December, 2012. | Iconic Media
31. Centre
Some of the shops in the Cameron Toll Shopping Centre in Liberton in 1993. | TSPL