June 1, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the “Study of the Diet of the Labouring Classes in Edinburgh”; what the poor of the Canongate’s slums were eating and spending in 1901

October 31, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Royal Mint of Scotland; what connects it to a pioneering school for the city’s poorest children, and how it has continued to serve marginalised people in the city

October 27, 2022May 22, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the East Foul Burn; the long forgotten rivulet of East Edinburgh which carried away most of the sewage of the Old Town, turning it to an industriously productive use on its way

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Youngers and the McEwans, a Scottish brewing dynasty that would combine to totally dominate the Scottish industry. And just what it has to do with “Alice in Wonderland”

September 29, 2022November 12, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the ever growing and changing boundaries of Edinburgh over the last 600 years and some local burghs you perhaps never knew existed

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the half-forgotten pile of stones in Holyrood Park, the tragic tale that it commemorates and why it should be improved

September 5, 2022September 18, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about King David I, who caused the founding of not one but two different Leiths