Tenements, the Working Class and Slum Clearance in Old Edinburgh

10th May 2023

Join SHBT for a talk which will take you through the interesting history of the tenement and working-class culture in Edinburgh

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Puddings, Printing and Palladianism: The Tron in its urban context

Wed, 26 April 2023

This talk by Dr John Lowrey, looks the Tron in its urban surroundings from the period between the 1640s and the 1824

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Gone With the Wynd: A Shopper’s Prehistory of the Tron Kirk

Wed, 12 April 2023

Meet the ancestors with Morag Cross and explore the wooden shops that lined the wynds, selling both the exotic and the mundane

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Before the Tron Kirk: Mount Parnassus & a miraculous tree at the Salt Tron

Wed, 29 March 2023

Discover the fantastical public spectacles that were staged at the Salt Tron on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Student housing: crisis and opportunity

8th March 2023

A Cockburn mini-conference exploring the issues, challenges, and opportunities of student housing in Edinburgh.

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New Cockburn Chair – Why not join our team?

POSTED ON February 24, 2023 BY James Garry

The Cockburn Association is seeking to recruit a new Chair to replace Professor Cliff Hague OBE, who retires from the position in May 2023 following 6 years of excellent service.

The Cockburn Association is seeking to recruit a new Chair to replace Professor Cliff Hague OBE, who retires from the position in May 2023 following 6 years of excellent service.

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Urban rewilding seminar – Dr Paul Jepson

Fri, 24 Feb 2023

Dr Jepson will outline the beginnings of a vision for urban rewilding with a focus on radical demonstration projects that inspire and inform regenerative agendas and (re) connect nature with urban culture, enterprise, life and identity.

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Timothy Pont – Scotland’s first map-maker

16 February 2023

he Pont manuscript maps are one of Scotland’s greatest historical and geographical treasures

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Arthur’s Secrets: guided walk

11 April 2023

Come along on a guided walk to learn more about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past

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Building and flooding – need to reflect

POSTED ON February 10, 2023 BY Terry Levinthal

A new development along the Water of Leith at 27 Lanark Road is providing a case study on the
challenges of development in areas of known flood risk.

A new development along the Water of Leith at 27 Lanark Road is providing a case study on the
challenges of development in areas of known flood risk.

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