Area "New Town"

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Walk in the sun at Princes Street Gardens

Walk in the sun at Princes Street Gardens

My Great Aunt Barbara and her friends smile at ...
Castle and Princes Street from North British Hotel

Castle and Princes Street from North British Hotel

A photograph of Princes Street busy with trams ...
A Whole Lotta Hula going on!

A Whole Lotta Hula going on!

This fantastic image from 1958 shows local girl...
Me at the Shika Ball, Assembly Rooms, 1992

Me at the Shika Ball, Assembly Rooms, 1992

I was in my first year at Edinburgh University ...
Lights and shadows in an autumn morning

Lights and shadows in an autumn morning

Princes Street is not only a place for walking ...
Betty Pentland's marriage reception, Assembly Rooms

Betty Pentland's marriage reception, Assembly Rooms

Betty kindly donated this photo of her wedding ...
Assembly Rooms public tour, 2014

Assembly Rooms public tour, 2014

The Broughton History Society visited the venue...
Programme for a 19th century concert at the Assembly Rooms

Programme for a 19th century concert at the Assembly Rooms

Programme for a concert by Dr Gauntlett on the ...
Pomp and Patriotism

Pomp and Patriotism

Donated by Penny Powell, of British Columbia, C...
Ticket from the Edinburgh Music Festival Ball

Ticket from the Edinburgh Music Festival Ball

A beautifully illustrated lady's ticket from a ...
My Dad out for a walk (which could be Princes Street, Edinburgh).

My Dad out for a walk (which could be Princes Street, Edinburgh).

1945 - Where my Dad worked in the removal compa...
The Music Hall at the Assembly Rooms

The Music Hall at the Assembly Rooms

Edinburgh Libraries' photographer Kevin MacLean...
Detail of some very ornate plasterwork

Detail of some very ornate plasterwork

Beautiful plasterwork with gilded paint work in...
Supper Room at the Assembly Rooms

Supper Room at the Assembly Rooms

This restaurant looks very different today! Do...
Fundraising Activities

Fundraising Activities

Betty Pentland and other members of the World W...
Dinner dances at the Assembly Rooms

Dinner dances at the Assembly Rooms

Colin and Hilary Ross remember attending a 'Sco...
Focus on Guiding Event, 1977

Focus on Guiding Event, 1977

The Edinburgh Girl Guiding Association held the...
May I have this dance?!

May I have this dance?!

Alison Young remembers attending many balls in ...
Having a Ball!

Having a Ball!

The picture shows the Edinburgh Southern Hospit...
Mind your step

Mind your step

These are the railings, caught by the sun, as I...
Van Gogh exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy

Van Gogh exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy

The RSA celebrates its exhibitions with colourf...
Balmoral Hotel

Balmoral Hotel

The splendid architecture of the Balmoral Hotel...
Make do, Mend and Dance!

Make do, Mend and Dance!

This stunning dress was loaned by Susan and Chr...
Edinburgh rainbow

Edinburgh rainbow

Edinburgh had a very rainy day on 11th May, whi...
Christmas Festival, Princes Street Gardens

Christmas Festival, Princes Street Gardens

East Princes Street Gardens is transformed each...
Jazz Band, walking down Lothian Road Jazz Festival 1987

Jazz Band, walking down Lothian Road Jazz Festival 1987

Jazz Band, playing as they walk down Lothian Ro...
Poppy, Edinburgh Botanic Gardens

Poppy, Edinburgh Botanic Gardens

Poppy, Edinburgh Botanic Gardens
open top vintage car, Jazz Festival Parade 1987

open top vintage car, Jazz Festival Parade 1987

open top vintage car, in the Jazz Festival Para...
Basin Street - the West End Jazz Band Jazz Festival Parade 1987

Basin Street - the West End Jazz Band Jazz Festival Parade 1987

Basin Street - the West End Jazz Band Jazz Fes...
Horseman busker on Princes Street

Horseman busker on Princes Street

A drumming busker entertains passersby on Princ...