Signs of the Times

20th and 18th century street signs.

St James Square

These empty buildings in St James Square were once part of the Scottish Office, built to replace the original 18th century St James Square, demolished in the 1960s. Now these buildings are to be demolished, less than 40 years after they were built. (There's a wire mesh around all the buildings. Is this to prevent people smashing the windows?)

James Craig

Edinburgh City Council put up this plaque on this building in Elder Street to commemorate James Craig, the architect who designed Edinburgh's New Town. This was the same city council who knocked down all the buildings in St James Square apart from this one in the 1960s.