This blog post was written by staff at the National Library of Scotland’s Causewayside and George IV Bridge sites.
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By Rowan Brown, Director, The Cockburn Association Our namesake, Lord Henry Cockburn, and his allies, were changemakers. Compelled by what we might term today social justice principles, they rallied against the abject poverty, dangerous housing and poor health they experienced in nineteenth-century Edinburgh. A gregarious and accomplished individual, Lord Cockburn was a circuit judge, whose consequential tours across the length …
Edinburgh and East Lothian Doors Open Days is supported by:
Event Sponsor
2026 marked The Cockburn Association’s first year back as the regional coordinators for Edinburgh and East Lothian since a brief hiatus from coordination after the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the hiatus, the Cockburn had been the coordinators of Doors Open Days in Edinburgh since its inception in 1991. Holding the position as the coordinators emphasises our mission to galvanise civic action …
Edinburgh and East Lothian Doors Open Days is supported by:
Event Sponsor
2026 marked The Cockburn Association’s first year back as the regional coordinators for Edinburgh and East Lothian since a brief hiatus from coordination after the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the hiatus, the Cockburn had been the coordinators of Doors Open Days in Edinburgh since its inception in 1991. Holding the position as the coordinators emphasises our mission to galvanise civic action …
2026 marked The Cockburn Association’s first year back as the regional coordinators for Edinburgh and East Lothian since a brief hiatus from coordination after the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the hiatus, the Cockburn had been the coordinators of Doors Open Days in Edinburgh since its inception in 1991. Holding the position as the coordinators emphasises our mission to galvanise civic action …
2026 marked The Cockburn Association’s first year back as the regional coordinators for Edinburgh and East Lothian since a brief hiatus from coordination after the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the hiatus, the Cockburn had been the coordinators of Doors Open Days in Edinburgh since its inception in 1991. Holding the position as the coordinators emphasises our mission to galvanise civic action …
2026 marked The Cockburn Association’s first year back as the regional coordinators for Edinburgh and East Lothian since a brief hiatus from coordination after the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the hiatus, the Cockburn had been the coordinators of Doors Open Days in Edinburgh since its inception in 1991. Holding the position as the coordinators emphasises our mission to galvanise civic action …
Opening Edinburgh’s historic buildings, spaces and places to more people, in more ways
Opening Edinburgh’s historic buildings, spaces and places to more people, in more ways
