DOORS OPEN DAY 2026 – COMING SOON
On Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 September, The Cockburn Association will host the Edinburgh and East Lothian Doors Open Days weekend.
Local history
CLARA JOHNSON AND EDINBURGH'S SOCIAL EVIL
The redoubtable Victorian brothel-keeper Katherine Johnson featured in Series 6 of the BBC's A History Through Time, which looked at the story of 20–22 Calton Hill.
Johnson enjoyed considerable commercial success and notoriety in her day, working under a variety of names at various addresses.
In the North Briton (Saturday, 24 November 1866), we encounter her as Clara Johnson, working from premises on Clyde Street and involved in a dispute about money with one o
KIRKGATE
Trinity House ship of faith.
Little known fact – Leith Academy began here in the cellar.
VISIONARY CHAMPION RETIRES AT 91
At the bottom of Broughton Street stands a church building which in 1990 was semi-derelict and facing possible demolition.
LOCALS RECALL FRIEND AND MUSE
Locals gathered yesterday to celebrate the life and love of Agnes Maclehose (née Craig), who was born on 26 April 1758.
RED WHEEL FOR POWDERHALL STABLES
A commemorative Red Wheel was officially unveiled today at the western gable end of Powderhall Stables on Broughton Road.
LOOKING AT CALTON HILL HISTORY IN MORE DEPTH
The Calton Hill Conservation Trust has arranged a series of events for locals looking at the archaeological potential of the area.
AMERICAN HERO
David Howie Scott, director of the popular Howie’s restaurants, wants to put a bronze plaque commemorating the 19t
QUINTINSHILL REMEMBERED
The Royal Scots Regimental Museum’s annual outreach exhibition opened at Out of the Blue this morning. Depute Lord Provost Cllr Lezley Cameron (right) helped launch the event.
UNEARTHING THE UNUSUAL EVERYDAY
Constipation and baldness are not the exclusive preserve of Spurtle readers in 2025.
Such travails – experienced singly or in tandem – have afflicted local residents since at least the mid-19th century, as evidenced by a recent archaeological find in the area.