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Southside Edinburgh
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Location of Edinburgh's Southside
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55°56′44″N 3°11′05″W / 55.945614°N 3.1847215°W / 55.945614; -3.1847215Coordinates: 55°56′44″N 3°11′05″W / 55.945614°N 3.1847215°W / 55.945614; -3.1847215
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Edinburgh's Southside is an area of Scotland's capital city, between Edinburgh's historic Old Town, Holyrood Park and the neighbourhood of Newington. The Southside housed much of Edinburgh's working class for the 150 years from 1800 to the early 1960s before planning decisions led to large scale demolition to accommodate the expansion of the university and creation of new road systems[2][3][4].

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Conservation Area Character Appraisal

This demolition resulted in the movement of families to public housing in new estates on the outskirts of the city[2][5].

Demolition was halted due to changes in planning ideology which promoted redevelopment in its place[6].

In 1975 the Southside was designated by the City Council, as a Conservation Area and in 1995, part of the Southside was included in the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Old Town [7][8].

Geography

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Holyrood Park, the eastern boundary

The north boundary is Holyrood Road and the eastern boundary is largely Holyrood Park.

The longer western boundary extends from George IV Bridge, through Forrest Road and Middle Meadow Walk, south through George Square, Buccleuch Street, Hope Park Crescent, Sciennes and Causewayside.

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Pleasance Trust buildings

The southern boundary extends east from Causewayside through Salisbury Place, Salisbury Road and Holyrood Park Road; to Holyrood Park, encompassing St Leonard's [9][10][11][12][13].

History

Edinburgh was created as a royal burgh in 1124[14]. The Old Town of Edinburgh began as a collection of dwellings that developed along the Royal Mile. At this time, south of the Canongate was not significantly populated[15]. City Walls were built following the defeat of the Scots army at Flodden in 1513. People and commerce beyond these walls were excluded from city taxes and this encouraged growth south of the Royal Mile[16].

In 1766, the first planned housing development was George Square; terraced houses with private gardens. Further development included the New Town (1767) and construction of the South Bridge (1788), improving connection to the Southside[15][16][17][18][19]. In 1836 the opening of George IV Bridge increased commercial links with the Royal Mile and the New Town.[19].

In Victorian Edinburgh, industrial growth attracted rural Irish and European immigrants.[20][21] Housing, industry, education, worship and recreation were in close proximity. Consequently high density tenement housing such as the Dumbiedykes and St. Leonard's were constructed[22]. These were multiple flats in a single building, housing large, multi-generational families, and later destined to be condemned as slums[23][24].

Timeline of historic events which shaped the Southside
1621 Utilities Edinburgh water originally supplied from the Boroughloch now supplied from Comiston.[25]
1628 - 1636 Expansion Telfer Wall is built to extend the Edinburgh Town Walls with ports (gates) opened to The Pleasance and Buccleuch Street in the south.[22] [26]
1647 Housing development The 'Bird's eye view of Edinburgh in 1647' depicts, south of the city walls, scattered private houses and a substantial amount of development around Potterrow and The Pleasance.[22][27]
1722 Development Thomas Hope of Rankeillor (Baronet) ordered greater drainage of the Boroughloch, taking lease of the land with the intention of making a park for citizens. The Edinburgh Improvement Act of 1827 secured the site of the old loch for the citizens of Edinburgh to pursue leisure and recreational activities. It became 'The Meadows'. [28] [29][30]
1734 Housing development Hermits and Termits - a house built in St Leonard's for historical artist David Scott, RSA.[31]
1746 Housing development William Reid leased the ground from Lady Nicolson to build a home now known as Pear Tree House.[32]
1750 Housing development Chapel House built as a family home by Robert Frame on Sir James Nicolson's land.[33]
1760 Housing development Start of development of Adam, Argyll and Brown Squares.[22]
1762 - 1764 Connections Nicolson Street built, linking the early housing developments and providing further development opportunities as Lady Nicolson released her land.[34][35]
1764 Development Academy for the deaf and dumb established in 'Dumbie House'.The name 'Dumbiedykes' is based on this house in St Leonard's. [36]
1766 Housing development George Square built, the first residential group of houses in the Southside.[22]
1772 Connections North Bridge opened.[19]
1775 Industry James Pillans started his printing business in Nicolson Street.
1788 Connections South Bridge opened, spanning "the ravine of the Cowgate".[22]
1790 Housing development First tenements built on Nicolson Street following the construction of the South Bridge.[37]
1794 Expansion Nicolson Street extended to Clerk Street.[38]
1800 Housing development St Patrick Square and Montague and Rankeillor Street built.[7]
1814 - 1833 Housing Development Main housing development in 'The Dumbiedykes' and 'St Leonards' - Brown Street, Arthur Street, Salisbury Street, Carnegie Street, Beaumont Place, Forbes Street and St. Leonard's Hill.[3][4]
1821 Industry Bertrams, a major employer in the Southside, founded by brothers George and William Bertram, manufacturing paper-making machinery for worldwide export.[39][40]
1831 Industry Usher's brewery business started in Chambers Street. [41]
1831 Industry St. Leonard's Railway Station Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway opened.[22][42]
1827 - 1836 Connections George IV Bridge built, spanning the Cowgate.[22]
1845 Industry New Nelsons factory opened in Hope Park with 600 employees.[43]
1850 - 1870 Housing Development Hope Park Terrace, Lutton Place and Bernard Terrace completed.[3]
1850 Industry Thomas Nelson II develops the Rotary Press, and in 1851 it is exhibited at the 'Great Exhibition' in London.[43][44][45]
1853 Industry Ushers produce and market the first ever blended whisky named 'Old Vatted Glenlivet (OVG)'.[46][47]
1859 Industry Bertrams engineers move to larger premises in St Katherine's Works site at Sciennes which they occupied for more than a century.[48]
1860 Industry Ushers open Park Brewery and the largest whisky warehouse in the world at St Leonard's. [41][49][50]
1875 Leisure First football match between Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian held in the East Meadows on Christmas Day.[51]
1878 Industry In April 1878, the Hope Park company headquarters of Thomas Nelson and Sons, printers, was devastated by fire.[52][53]
1880 Industry New Nelsons factory opened at Parkside Works.[43]
1897 University McEwan Hall handed over to Edinburgh University.[22][54]
1900 Industry Usher Hall completed and handed over to the city.[55][56]
1919 Industry Bernard Terrace works created as Pillans and Wilson company premises.[57]
1939 War activity 500 allotments created in the East Meadows - the last evidence of them was removed by 1966.
1968 Industry Nelsons printing and binding works and other interests sold to Morrison and Gibb, Parkside Printing Works in Dalkeith Road was closed and later demolished.[58][53]
1980 Industry Bertrams business closed and the St Katherine's Works factory demolished.[59]
1981 Industry Ushers Park Brewery closed.[60]

20th century redevelopment

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1957 development plan

By the end of World War I, the Southside of Edinburgh housing was described as having "the worst slums in Edinburgh" [61][2][62][63].

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Tenement in the Pleasance, Edinburgh, prior to demolition.

It was a neighbourhood of industry, housing, shops and local businesses [2][62][7][28]. Tenements were in a poor state, not maintained by their landlords, lacking sanitation and overcrowded [64][62][65].

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Tenement in the Pleasance, prior to demolition.

The UK Government, the Scottish Office and Edinburgh Corporation produced legislation to address this housing crisis; defining the minimum habitable standard, increasing the housing stock and clearing slums [66][67][68][69][70][71]. From the 1920s to 1970s, multiple factors influenced Edinburgh City planning and specifically for the Southside[17][7].

Throughout this period, demolition was the preferred method of redeveloping neighbourhoods, and thousands of families were displaced mostly to new Corporation built housing on the periphery of the city[2][72][73]. This heavily impacted long-standing communities with a loss of local heritage[74][72][75].

Between 1950 and 1973, Edinburgh Corporation closed or demolished 16,556 homes and displaced 35,237 individuals[76].

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Pleasance back greens, redevelopment from the City Improvement Scheme.

The 1972 Town and Country Act introduced Local Plans and the mandatory involvement of residents [77][17][72]. This gave residents the opportunity to preserve the cultural identity of their neighbourhoods, an example was the Southside Association's influence in the reversal of the decision to demolish Nicolson Street[78][7].

Some of these proposals were realised (improved housing, expansion of University of Edinburgh) before planning policies changed to prioritise rehabilitation, protection of existing buildings and conservation.

Photograph of two two storey buildings with shops on the ground floor: a confectioner's and a bootmaker's. There are two carts in front of them. A staircase leading up to the first floor can be seen in the building on the right.
Buildings in St Leonards Street, prior to demolition.

Some proposals were abandoned (Eastern Link Road) but only after delays and demolition and dispersal of families to facilitate the proposals had occurred [7].

Planning proposals and decisions and their impact on the Southside
1927 City Improvement Scheme.[65] Demolition and redevelopment of housing (1931 – 1938).[17] Part of the Pleasance, East Crosscauseway, Buccleuch Street, Simon Square, Gifford Park, St Patrick Square.[17][7]
1931 Corporation Plan for Central Edinburgh & Old Town.[63] Frank Mears city plan[72]: 50 year vision, road network modernisation, new government, administrative and educational buildings, "Greater University", slum clearance. Extensive clearances, renovation and new building across the city and Southside

Delayed due to financial crisis of 1931 and outbreak of war in 1939.[79]

1947 Town & Country Planning Act.[68] Introduced Comprehensive Development Plans & Areas. [4][80][72] Empowered local authorities to redevelop land, or use compulsory purchase orders.[81][82]
1949 Abercrombie Civic Survey and Plan.[83][62] Proposed: Clearly defined zones[84], dual carriageway with tunnel through the Old Town, road through Holyrood Park[85][7], University expansion[7], Bridges Bypass.[7] Demolition of 'slum' districts[7] with two decades of demolition of housing and historic buildings.[7]

Redevelopment of George Square.[2]

Road development abandoned in 1977.

1950 Comprehensive Development Area (St. Leonard's).[86] Permission granted for University construction in George Square.[17][7] ...............................
1953 City & Royal Burgh of Edinburgh Development Plan.[86] CDA for St. Leonard's/Dumbiedykes submitted to Secretary of State[17]

66 objections & public inquiry.

Secretary of State granted permission in 1955 (full plan by 1957).[87]
1954 Housing (Repairs and Rents) (Scotland) Act, Section 3.[69] Additional powers of local authorities: Clearance Areas, purchase of houses liable to demolition, landlords responsible for repairs. Recovery of expenses by tenants in rendering houses fit for human habitation. Initiated the slum clearance programme in Edinburgh.[88] Local authority required, within 1 year, to submit proposals to Secretary of State.
1956 City Planning Permission - University Expansion.[18] Integration of scattered parts of the University with redevelopment of George Square and wider Southside.[72][17] Modernist blocks replacing Georgian buildings

Public Inquiry in 1959.[7]

1957 City and Royal Burgh of Edinburgh Development Plan.[89] Comprehensive Development Area' specific to St Leonards (Dumbiedykes) - North zone 'educational and cultural', Southern zone residential. City-wide development focused on road networks[72], St. Leonard’s roundabout, Eastern Approach Road, Bridges Relief Road, Tollcross Link Road, University Medical School, Bus station. Demolish housing along road routes - Canongate, Dumbiedykes, Arthur Street, St. Leonard’s Street, Holyrood Road, Potterow, Nicolson Street, Hope Park Terrace, George Square. [72] Dalkeith Road, Railway Yards, Tunnels under Arthur Street and Meadows, Displaced populations.
1959 Public Inquiry.[18] Review of 1956 permission to redevelop George Square with redevelopment of parts of Southside to create a campus.[72][17] Buildings not comparable to Charlotte Square and dilapidated[7]. Redevelopment allowed to proceed and implemented through 1960s.[90]
1959 'Penny Tenement' collapse.[91][92]

Carnegie Street Clearance Area.[4][88]

Tenement in Beaumont Place collapses with no fatalities. Owner attempted to sell in 1953 for a penny.

Raised in UK Parliament[92] and clearance areas declared around Carnegie Street.[93]

Evacuation of families. Rehousing of 250 people including evacuation of 10,12,14 and 15 Beaumont Place[94], Dalrymple Street, Dumbiedykes, St. Leonard's Hill[7]. Viability of shops in St. Leonard's under threat.
1961 Comprehensive Development Area “Mound/Lawnmarket” proposed by Edinburgh University.[82] Renovation of New College and Old Town[82]. Re-development of 8 acres. Did not obtain approval.
1961 - 1964 George Square demolition and redevelopment.[95][7][2][17] Redevelopment of George Square, demolishing existing tenements to build modernist university buildings.[72] Construction of the University Library, Appleton Tower & David Hume Tower. Destruction of Georgian buildings; 50% later to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.[8][96]
1962 Comprehensive Development Area “University/Nicolson Street”.[82]

Proposed by Edinburgh University.

“Historic tenements to be replaced by a new urban landscape of slab blocks…. creating a seamless continuum between the university and the city”.[72][7] "The character of the area was to be annihilated. The whole fabric, history and community of the South Side were to be utterly destroyed".[4]

Not presented by Edinburgh Corporation (City Council) to the Scottish Secretary. Not approved; defunct in 1975.

1960 - 1963 University Comprehensive Development Area proposed.[97] Joint plan to develop east of George Square to accommodate university growth and to create a larger 'campus area'.[72] University proceeded with development but the Council did not.
1963 Buchanan Plan.[98][99][100] Landmark study on urban transportation planning.[72]

Inner city ring road ; including bridges and flyovers.[72]

Demolition and clearance through central Edinburgh[2] affecting Pleasance, Bristo Dumbiedykes Road, Arthur Street. Revised proposals until bypass constructed between 1981 and 1990.
1965 Nicolson Street Comprehensive Development Area adopted by Edinburgh Corporation Planning.[71][72] Previous proposal from Edinburgh University adopted and budgeted by Council.[101] Parts of Nicolson Street[17]; 500 residents re-housed.
1965 Clearance Area declared.[4] Compulsory Purchase Order (confirmed January 1968). 212 houses dating from 1770 ;Davie Street, West Richmond Street. 78-140 Nicolson Street reprieved after objections.
1966 Population.[102] Since 1951 population declined by 62%.[4] In early 1960s, 1,030 houses demolished in the St Leonard's[7][17]. Estimated 1,977 people displaced.
1966 Quinquennial Review of 1957 Development Plan.[7] Southside recommended as an Action Area. Nicholson Street considered an ‘obsolete development and bad layout’[72]. 1968 Action Area removed. 1974 Review approved. Period of uncertainty over plans for the Southside.
1967 Civil Amenities Act 1967.[103] Concept of conservation areas introduced.[4] Protection and improvement of buildings of architectural or historic interest and of the character of these areas[18][72]. Statutory requirement to consider improvement not demolition.[104] Impacted future proposals for a Southside Conservation Area in mid 1970s.
1967 Public Inquiry over 'Bridges Relief Road'.[18][4][72] Six week inquiry on proposal for a double-level four lane road through the Southside. Recommendation by the Secretary of State for Scotland that Transport and Planning consultants be employed.[105] Delayed or disrupted development or improvement in the Southside until study completed in 1972.
1968 Southside Action Area removed and Clearance Order approved.[4][18] Secretary of State instructed that 1957 zonings be restored.[72] Edinburgh Corporation increased the annual target for houses to be demolished from 700 to 1,000.[4] Highlighted by the Nicolson Street Traders' Association.[106] Council acquired and cleared Nicolson Street and adjacent areas.
1968 Hill Place.[4] Houses declared unfit.Hill Square remained as the properties better maintained. 96 people displaced and Georgian houses built in 1809 demolished.[107]
1968 Clearance Area declared.[4] Clearance of buildings in St. Leonard's and the Pleasance. Community of 675 people displaced and businesses demolished. 276 200 year-old, three to six-storey houses, shops and pubs demolished.[107] East and West Adam Street, Richmond Place, Drummond Street, Ingliston Street, North Richmond Street.
1968 Forbes Street and St Leonard's Lane designated a Clearance Area.[4] Different construction - squat buildings and narrow streets. Forbes Street, St. Leonard's Lane; 310 houses cleared, 675 people displaced.[107]
1969 Housing Act 1969.[6] UK Legislation - established the concept of General Improvement Areas to allow for regeneration.[108]

Replaced CDAs with Housing Treatment Areas; required Local Authorities to rehabilitate obsolete buildings.[108]

Areas previously declared for 'clearance' survived and were improved - "paradigm shift in approach to urban renewal".[108]
1969 Pleasance and West Nicolson Street declared unfit.[4] Houses purchased by Edinburgh Corporation.[17] Proposal to demolish blocks of historic buildings.[4][17] Impact: 83 houses and 157 people, Pleasance. West Nicolson Street

Public enquiry called in 1972.

1970 Eastern Link Road proposed by Edinburgh Corporation.[4][72] Six lane road as part of the Inner Ring Road. Large scale demolition in the Pleasance. Abandoned in 1977.
1971 'Parkers Triangle' demolished.[109][18][72][2] Implementing University plan of 1963.

Tenements declared unfit in 1966.

All buildings demolished in zone bounded by Lothian Street, Bristo Street, Charles Street, Crichton Street and Potterow.[7][17] 270 people displaced ; car park created.
1972 South Side Association formed.[4][72] Formed to represent the people of the Southside (and oppose wholesale demolition)[110]. To counter University ambitions to establish CDA covering Meadows to St. Leonard's [110]. Influenced Public Inquiry re-proposed demolition of houses in West Nicolson Street.[110] Secretary of State confirmed Compulsory Purchase Orders for demolition[110] . Plans placed under review.
1973 South Side Local Plan[18][72][111] Major change in City planning. Removed requirement for UK Government approval. Work in South Side proceeded on the basis of a Local Plan rather than a Comprehensive Development Plan. Change of focus for planners, residents and traders

"at their core was the wish to create an environment satisfactory to the existing community".[72]

1973 Buccleuch Street demolition order reversed.[4] South Side Association opposed 1970 and 1972 proposals for demolition in West Crosscauseway and Buccleuch Street. Buccleuch Street secured from demolition.
1974 Edinburgh Corporation 1974/78 Housing Programme.[4] Establishment of a rehabilitation policy. 5,821 sub-standard properties, 41% to be demolished and 59% improved.[4] Properties recommended for improvement: Howden Street, Drummond Street, East Crosscauseway and High School Yards.
1974 South Side Advisory Panel[72] of Edinburgh University formed. Bringing together all stakeholders to create a 'policy package'.[72] Associations formed: Dumbiedykes Residents' Association, Nicolson Street Traders' Association, Southside Residents' Association, Cockburn Association.
1975 South Side Conservation Area designated.[18][17] Conservation Area designated, later (extended in 1986, adjusted in 1996) [7]. Changed the solution to improvement not demolition.[17] Regeneration of the remainder of the Southside area and the retention of its remaining historic identity.[17]
1976 South Side Local Plan[111][7] - Pilot Scheme. Pilot study to assess feasibility of rehabilitating other housing areas in the Southside.[17] Davie Street, West Richmond Street to be replaced in historic style.[17]
1977 Eastern Link Road plan abandoned. Final attempt to build a major road through the Southside. 0.9 miles long, linking St Leonard's with Leith Walk via Calton Hill. Leith Street and Greenside demolished. Removed threat to Southside neighbourhood.
1978 Pilot Block.[18][17] Partial restoration and rebuilding of a full street block on Nicolson Street.[17] Conservation and restoration of buildings replacing those beyond repair in a historic style to preserve the character of the area.[17] Creation of 69 flats, a supermarket, 24 shops and a pub between East Crosscauseway and Richmond Street.
1995 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh designated as UNESCO Heritage Site.[7][8] City's unique architectural and historical significance.[8] Highlighting contrast and evolution between the medieval Old Town and 18th century Georgian New Town[8]
2002 South Side Conservation Area Character Appraisal.[18] Scottish Ministers require Character Appraisals for areas before approving any new Article 4 Direction Orders.[18] Character appraisals to define special qualities and architectural and historic interests.[18] Conservation Area status: demolition requires consent, and attention to character and appearance.
2019 South Side Conservation Area updated.[112] Addition of a group of category A listed buildings, with special architectural and historic importance.[112] Buildings having distinct character and significant value cited as good architectural styles.[112] Additions: The Royal Commonwealth Pool, Scottish Widows building, Pollock Halls. Removed: Forbes Street , St Leonard’s Police Station.

Notable buildings in the Southside

The Southside has examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture and structures from the last 300 years.[113] Although many historic buildings were demolished in the 20th century, streets and public buildings remain which are a record of the Southside as an industrial area and cultural district. The designation of the Southside in 1975 as a conservation area ensured that a significant element of these historic buildings were protected.[114]

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Hermits & Termits 1734


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Further reading

  • David Fisher and Keith Smith (editors), Memories of Preston Street School and The Southside, 1988 - Reminiscences of the surviving Southside school and the contemporary living conditions.
  • Jack Gillon, Sixties Southside, self-published, 2023. Detailed neighbourhood and architecture pictures with supporting text.
  • Jack Gillon & Fraser Parkinson, Edinburgh South Side Through Time, Amberley Publishing, Stroud, 2017. A picture collection with descriptive text covering 100 years of development and redevelopment.
  • John G Gray (compiler), The South Side Story – An Anthology of the South Side of Edinburgh, W F Knox & Co Ltd, Glasgow, 1962. Historic focus on the early routes, significant buildings and the events which shaped the Southside, plus local newspaper adverts, black and white photos and plans.
  • Neil Palmer (editor), Memories of Nicolson Street Church, the Community Centre & the South Side, South Side Community Centre, 2007 - An introduction to the attempts made to save and revitalise the Southside.
  • Lisa Sibbald, Edinburgh’s Southside – History, People, Memories, self-published, 2020. Introduction to the Southside in a book which combines history, key buildings, workplaces, leisure, memories and up to date pictures.
  • Lisa Sibbald & Tom King, Edinburgh’s Southside – 1920s & 1930s, self-published, 2022. A photographic record of housing and living conditions with contemporary newspaper reports and articles covering many streets and buildings which were demolished as part of redevelopment.
  • Charles J Smith, Historic South Edinburgh, Birlinn 2023 (Originally published in 1980). An historical record of the development of the city to the south of the city walls, the book covers a much greater area than the Southside but provides context.
  • Keith Smith and Dorothy Finlay (editors), More Memories of Our South Side, The South Side Association, 1997 - Covers lost buildings, communities and activities impacted by redevelopment.
  • John Wishart, The Story of Nicolson Street Church of Scotland, 1953. Development of the main street in the Southside and key buildings.

External links

  • edinphoto.org is a key 'peoples' resource' for Southside pictures showing living conditions and recording events and memories.
  • National Library of Scotland[permanent dead link] A unique collection of 138 photographs of the Southside in 1929 by Alfred Henry Rushbrook, on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Improvement Trust.


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