Secret Edinburgh

#OnThisDay in 1847: Alexander Graham Bell was born in #Edinburgh, #Scotland. His family emigrated to Canada before the Scottish inventor patented the first telephone. #history

A nearly symmetrical view straight along a cobbled lane, just wide enough for a vehicle. Random-sized garden walls with frequent gaps. Equally random streetlights and telegraph poles. A few evergreen shrubs at the edges and bare branched trees above.

One of Edinburgh's many back lanes (can anyone guess which?) Still managing to be attractive despite a little clutter.

Topping & Company, offeing two storeys of carefully-curated books, opened in the former RBS branch on Edinburgh's Blenheim Place in October 2019.

The building was designed by architect William Henry Playfair (1790–1857) as part of a never-completed development called the Third New Town

Today is Tuesday 3 March 2026

It is World Wildlife Day 🐘

also

🇧🇬 Bulgaria Liberation Day

☂️ International Sex Workers Rights Day

🌍 Africa Environment Day/Wangari Maathai Day

🐾 What if Cats & Dogs had Opposable Thumbs Day

🍷 Mulled Wine Day

🥃 Irish Whiskey Day

📛 Unique Names Day

Continues...

A Sir Walter Scott Tour of Edinburgh An authoritative walking tour of Sir Walter Scott’s Edinburgh, mapping all documented sites through law, literature, urban form, and memorial culture.

A free, self-guided Sir Walter Scott-themed walking route of Edinburgh.

www.walterscottclub.com/the-central-...

Paddington Bear and some balloons

Katie Morag & her island village

A rockhopper penguin, red panda and tiger , representing @lEdinburgh Zoo

K-Pop Demon Hunters

Plus some more #WindowWanderland

Owls and an Edinburgh skyline

A cat silhouette walking along a washing line

A cutaway of a house

A monkey puzzle tree with monkeys, next to a real monkey puzzle tree.

Another incredible display for Corstorphine’s Window Wanderland.

The Edinburgh Uni project "Survey of Scottish Witchcraft" is an interactive look at the lives, trials, and locations of those accused under the Witchcraft Act.

​A vital tool for putting these stories back on the map.

​Check it out: witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/about/

Edinburgh

Reposting with a link to Edinburgh Council. This is for people living in Leith. To object to offices about The Malt & Hops being turned into short stay let's.
#Leirh

​1️⃣ Go to the Council Planning Portal here: bit.ly/SaveTheShore

Oh my days ❤️

Crocus galore at Rosefield Park, Portobello. Spring has started

Huge congratulations to the four Edinburgh and Midlothian libraries shortlisted for Library of the Year at the British Book Awards! 📚

A brilliant recognition of the hard work of staff and volunteers who make our libraries such vital community spaces. Wishing you all the very best in the finals! 🤞

What I really like about @keithbroomfield.bsky.social ‘s book is that every chapter ends with useful information on how to get there by bus or car. A must read book.

The lady chapel, Old St Paul's, Edinburgh.

The irony is Topping & Company’s Edinburgh book shop is located in a former Royal Bank of Scotland branch, one of 1,536 that the banking group now known as NatWest has axed since 2015.

🌟 Speaker Spotlight 🌟

John Lowrey is a senior lecturer in architectural history. He joins us on 9th March to discuss Architecture and Urbanism in late Georgian Edinburgh: buff.ly/B2tZQZ6

📸 The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art

City chambers wedding venue viewing - I’d choose it if it were for me!

There is a female arm wearing a Victorian style sleeve in the top left hand corner and a hand in the bottom right hand corner wearing a surgical glove. Each hand is holding a white square with black text on it which reads "New Temporary Exhibition A Fair Field and No Favour: The History of Women in Surgery opens Saturday the 5th of April 2025". The background is dark blue.

There is just one week left to view our current temporary exhibition 'A Fair Field and No Favour: The History of Women in Surgery'.

If you can't see it in person, the exhibition is available on our free digital guide: guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/...

Early Bird Weekend Passes are now on sale for Cymera Festival 2026!

Grab your pass and find out more about 2026 ticket offers on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/weekend-pass

Valley parks with ampitheatres in Edinburgh have a precedent! threadinburgh.scot/2025/02/04/t...

Out with the crew giving the park some springtime love and attention. A good number of bags of rubbish removed. Thanks folks.

We have some draft proposals for some amphitheatre seating in Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park. If you would like to know more or have any feedback on the proposals we would love to hear from you. l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...

Evening light through the tower of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral.

#Edinburgh #Photography #Architecture

Blackford Pond and Hermitage of Braid Yesterday we walked round Blackford Pond and then through the Hermitage of Braid. Here are some of our photos.  There were quite a few bird...

Spring arrives in Edinburgh's Hermitage of Braid on my blog craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2026/03/blac...

No matter how high you rise in life, there's a bird who will be higher. Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland (15 July 2022)

Spotty socks and underwear on a washing line. Cat walking along washing line towards a bird

Abstract stained glass design featuring shards of colour

Silhouette of Edinburgh with colourful sky and owls in foreground

Cross-section of a 4-storey Victorian house, with cook working in basement kitchen, servant in attic, woman sitting by fire and man at desk

Corstorphine Window Wanderland 😍
#Edinburgh #WindowWanderland

Sun dial on John Knox House. A 15th century building on the High St, Edinburgh. #Scotland #photography

Wall art. Art with heart. Edinburgh. #Scotland #photography

A photo of a statue from the linked Wikipedia article, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.

Cramond Lioness, Roman statue discovered in 1996/1997 at Cramond Ferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cramond_Lioness

#statue #history #map

"Colonies" in Edinburgh were built by philanthropic model-dwelling companies to provide housing for the poorer, "working class" families, in 19c and early 20c. This mural celebrates the colonies at Abbeyhill on the east side of the city. #muralmonday