Bygone Edinburgh

Bygone Edinburgh records Edinburgh in the period between 1945 and 1980, showing the ever changing streetscape of the city. It is a city of two the medieval city with its twisting lanes dominated by the castle and St Giles and the New Town, constructed predominantly in the 18th century, with its grandiose terraces and wide streets. As well as being Scotland’s capital, also called 'the Athens of the North', Edinburgh is a major commercial and industrial city with large suburbs and a port area on the south side of the Forth estuary. At the time, in order to function as a city, Edinburgh needed an efficient public transport network and with the network of suburban railways largely closed, using trams and buses, the city was able to operate effectively.