Whether it was the long, hot summer of 1976, Portobello’s now-demolished open air pool in the 1950s or sunbathing in Princes Street Gardens through the years, people in Edinburgh have always been quick to make the most of the sunshine when it appears. Here are some pictures from the Evening News archives of sunny summers gone by.
5. Princes Street Gardens 1971
Sunbathers enjoying the summer sunshine in Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh in July 1971. Photo: Bill Stout
6. Summer splash
A sunbather splashes in the sea off Portobello beach in the summer of 1991. Photo: Graeme Hunter
7. Inverleith pond 1990.
Children with their little nets and glass jars of pondlife enjoy the last of the heatwave at Inverleith pond in Edinburgh, summer 1990. Photo: Allan Macdonald
8. Royal Highland Show 1987
Crowds enjoy the summer sunshine at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston showground, June 1987. Photo: Albert Jordan