A generation ago this summer, the Cutty Sark Tall Ships descended on Leith Docks. Thousands flocked to see the famous sailing ships which were festooned in all manner of colourful flags and regalia.
The year also witnessed the reopening of the home of Scottish rugby, Murrayfield, following a multi-million pound overhaul, while on Morrison Street the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) swung its shiny doors open for the first time.
Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1995, while the city’s main thoroughfare Princes Street witnessed history being made when thousands participated in Scotland’s first ever official gay rights march.
5. Save our baths
Save Our Baths campaigners tried in vain to stop the closure of Infirmary Street Baths in February 1995. The baths closed later that year. | JPIMedia Photo: TINA NORRIS
6. EICC
Chief Executive Hans Rissner checks how construction of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) is progressing. The EICC opened on Morrison Street in 1995. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian Rutherford
7. Tall Ships at Leith
Thousands flocked to Leith Docks in July 1995 to see the Tall Ships. | JPIMedia Photo: TINA NORRIS
8. G.P.O. closure
The 130-year-old GPO at the corner of Princes Street and North Bridge in Edinburgh closed in 1995. | JPIMedia Photo: Eric Rutherford