Edinburgh retro: looking back at the Royal Mile in the 1970s

Part of our Edinburgh retro series, this video is a collection of historic pictures of the Royal Mile.

Transcript

00:00 Hello, I'm Neil from the Evening News and this video is part of a retro series where

00:05 we look back at historic pictures of Edinburgh. In this video we'll be looking at pictures

00:10 of the Royal Mile in the 1970s.

00:14 A year after the Ibrox disaster, representatives from various organisations attended a wreath-laying

00:20 ceremony at the City Chambers in January 1972.

00:25 A stagecoach sets off from a bus stop at the Royal Mile on its way to Holyrood Park as

00:30 part of a charity drive in June 1971.

00:35 In this picture we see posters and flyers for friendshows outside the recreation ground

00:40 venue at Brodie's Close on the Royal Mile in 1972.

00:45 During the winter of 1979, a Lothian Region transport bus got stuck in the snow and ice

00:50 as it travelled up the High Street.

00:54 Passers-by watched the Royal Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Phillips in a television

00:58 shop at the Royal Mile in November 1973.

01:02 This picture shows Milne's Court in the Lawn Market in September 1971.

01:09 Edinburgh's Heart of Midlothian Stone was removed and later replaced when Parliament

01:13 Square was being levelled in May 1978.

01:17 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands walks down the Royal Mile with Edinburgh's Lord Prophet

01:21 during her state visit to Edinburgh in April 1972.

01:26 This picture shows the Jewell Cottages at the corner of Canongate and Abbey Hill being

01:30 demolished in October 1972.

01:35 Edinburgh's new woman traffic wardens, Jean McCulloch and Suzy Emery, give directions

01:39 to a tourist outside the Tronkirk on the Royal Mile in June 1974.

01:46 During the power cuts in January 1974, it was business as usual for the Royal Mile Curious

01:51 Shop with the help of some candles and an oil lamp.

01:55 Here we see Edinburgh Fringe performers walking up the Royal Mile during the festival in 1972.

02:02 Fans of American singer Perry Como queue outside Patrick Thompson's department store in April

02:07 1975 to get tickets to his Utter Hall concert.

02:12 Here we see Edinburgh-born actor Sean Connery with his wife and two sons outside Richard

02:17 DeMarco's gallery in the Royal Mile in August 1976.

02:22 Policemen help a driver push his car through the snow during the winter of 1978.

02:29 This picture shows the Queen and Prince Philip travelling up the Royal Mile to St Giles Cathedral

02:34 in the Scottish Stagecoach during their May 1977 Silber Jubilee visit to Edinburgh.

02:40 And finally, here we see a rare picture taken from the top of St Giles Cathedral showing

02:45 the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle in December 1979.

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