Bearing the simple message “Good Old Portobello”, this delightful 1903 postcard captures an unremarkable but memorable moment in everyday life. A local policeman appears to be having a quiet word with a young boy while several companions watch with interest, preserving a fleeting glimpse of Edwardian Portobello.
Sad to see this fine Edinburgh building lying empty. The old Odeon Cinema on the Southside of the city has been unused and unloved for more than twenty years.
1917 – the first World War raged on and the N.H.S. was almost thirty years away.
The charity running the Royal Infirmary had a deficit of almost £26,000; equivalent to £2.6M in 2024.
Alexander James Adie (1775–1858) was an Edinburgh-born maker of medical instruments, optician and meteorologist.
The Scottish National War Memorial commemorates Scottish soldiers and civilians, as well as those serving with Scottish regiments who died in World War I, World War II, and other conflicts.
A ghost sign remains on what’s left of St James Square in Edinburgh’s New Town.
Scottish-Americans raised the money to build the memorial to Scots who died in the First World War.
Robert Louis Stevenson (born 13 November 1850) was a Scottish author, poet, essayist and travel writer.
Frédéric François Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and pianist of the Romantic period.
