April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about Smokey Brae; how it got its name and how it made a showpiece public housing scheme “unfit for human occupation”

January 17, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Lochend Steel Houses; Edinburgh’s first prefabricated houses, why some people didn’t want them and why others didn’t want to build them

December 23, 2022May 29, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about Sighthill Neuk; what makes this quiet and leafy, post-war, suburban street so very special and totally unique?