Gorgie, one of Edinburgh’s oldest areas, is recorded in the 12th century charters of Holyrood Abbey and has been in its current form since the 1880s, when hundreds of tenement buildings were built on and around Gorgie Road as Edinburgh expanded.
Great old photos of some of the area’s most iconic buildings which are gone but not forgotten by locals feature in our look back at Gorgie over the years, including the iconic Ferranti building on Gorgie Road and the old Tynecastle High School. There are also some great old photos of the people of Gorgie going about their daily lives over the years.
5. Changing landscape
Aerial photograph of the Slateford/Roseburn and Gorgie/Dalry areas of Edinburgh, May 1991. Looking north west, the picture shows Murrayfield rugby ground (top middle) Tynecastle football ground (middle), and the Western Approach Road. Photo: Bill Henry
6. Child's play
James Murray (right) plays shop, selling eggs to fellow playmates at the Salvation Army Nursery on Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, April 25 1968. Photo: Stan Warburton
7. Life-savers
Hearts fans pack out the Gorgie Suite in November, 2012 for a fundraising dinner and auction as they continue to raise money for the club. Photo: Dan Phillips
8. Life on the farm
Rosa Thuemmler, 7, whose family recently moved from central Germany to Edinburgh, having fun at the Gorgie Farm in April 2004. Photo: Iker F Cristobal