Robert Blomfield practised street photography across the UK from the 1950s to the 1970s, beginning in Edinburgh, where he studied medicine. He adopted an unobtrusive fly-on-the-wall approach, seeking interesting or amusing scenes in the rapidly changing post-war period.
A subsequent medical career meant that Blomfield’s vast collection of images – which carry echoes of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Vivian Maier – remained largely unseen, until a stroke forced him to put down his camera in 1999.
The exhibition displays a selection of this stunning private archive, documenting the dramatic shifts taking place in Edinburgh’s urban landscape during the 1960s. It includes candid shots of children playing amongst crumbling tenements, student life and evolving architecture, offering a rare opportunity to reappraise our understanding of Scottish culture at that time.
Exhibition in partnership with Robert Blomfield and Family.
Have fun discovering Edinburgh with two self-guided, heritage walks with an optional treasure hunt. Buy or instantly download & get curious!
Are you curious about Edinburgh? Looking for an unusual and quirky activity which gets you out in the fresh air whatever the weather? Take one of our self-guided walks with a treasure hunt theme – looping around the better-known sights, as well as some of the more unusual and quirky ones, which combined make Edinburgh an unmissable place to explore! Resident or just visiting, you’ll see things you’ve never noticed before.
As well as the two walks, you’ll get detailed directions, maps, clues (with answers in the back!), and interesting snippets about the history of Edinburgh and the people that have shaped it.
Buy or instantly download from https://www.curiousabout.co.uk/edinburgh.html and explore in your own time. One booklet is enough for four people of all ages to enjoy.
Enter code “WhatOn20” at checkout for 20% off any two or more Curious About Walks.
Manic Monday open mic 8.30pm till late. Wine deals £13.95. 50% OFF selected food items.
Book your tables in for a night of fun and games and great beers.
5 rounds, 2 chances to win a prize and some of the friendliest bar staff in Leith keeping you nicely hydrated 🙂
Sunday Funday are back at The Bier Hoose with The Roaming Quiz Man will be in the Hoose every Sunday from 7pm. with four rounds of mind boggling questions, banter and prizes. Book through our insta or FB Page ‘Let’s get quizzical quizzical’
Why not try your luck at our Pub Quiz which is held every 2nd Monday in the year.
Manic Monday open mic 8.30pm till late. Wine deals £13.95. 50% OFF selected food items.
Book your tables in for a night of fun and games and great beers.
5 rounds, 2 chances to win a prize and some of the friendliest bar staff in Leith keeping you nicely hydrated 🙂
Live Music every Wednesday at Brig Below. 8-11pm
Sunday Funday are back at The Bier Hoose with The Roaming Quiz Man will be in the Hoose every Sunday from 7pm. with four rounds of mind boggling questions, banter and prizes. Book through our insta or FB Page ‘Let’s get quizzical quizzical’
Manic Monday open mic 8.30pm till late. Wine deals £13.95. 50% OFF selected food items.
Book your tables in for a night of fun and games and great beers.
5 rounds, 2 chances to win a prize and some of the friendliest bar staff in Leith keeping you nicely hydrated 🙂
Every Wednesday at Brig Below Leith Walk except 17 April, 10th & 17th July.
Sunday Funday are back at The Bier Hoose with The Roaming Quiz Man will be in the Hoose every Sunday from 7pm. with four rounds of mind boggling questions, banter and prizes. Book through our insta or FB Page ‘Let’s get quizzical quizzical’
Why not try your luck at our Pub Quiz which is held every 2nd Monday in the year.
Manic Monday open mic 8.30pm till late. Wine deals £13.95. 50% OFF selected food items.
Book your tables in for a night of fun and games and great beers.
5 rounds, 2 chances to win a prize and some of the friendliest bar staff in Leith keeping you nicely hydrated 🙂
Every Wednesday at Brig Below Leith Walk except 17 April, 10th & 17th July.
Live Music every Friday from 9-12pm
Weekly Music Session.
Sunday Funday are back at The Bier Hoose with The Roaming Quiz Man will be in the Hoose every Sunday from 7pm. with four rounds of mind boggling questions, banter and prizes. Book through our insta or FB Page ‘Let’s get quizzical quizzical’
Manic Monday open mic 8.30pm till late. Wine deals £13.95. 50% OFF selected food items.
Book your tables in for a night of fun and games and great beers.
5 rounds, 2 chances to win a prize and some of the friendliest bar staff in Leith keeping you nicely hydrated 🙂
Every Wednesday at Brig Below Leith Walk except 17 April, 10th & 17th July.
Toni Harrower graduated from Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen in 2016 and is a practicing artist in Scotland.
Her paintings follow a ‘system’ and a set of restraints that determine colour, composition and scale. Working from a colour-coded alphabet, the titles for each painting are extremely important as a starting point. From here each piece follows a basic set of rules – working from left to right, top to bottom.
Harrower explores the physicality of paint in line with her interest in dementia and the unforeseen in life.
Working in a repetitious manner, she creates individual patterns and repeated geometric shapes that form a grid-like cell structure. This approach provides a level of control over the paint, which is otherwise unrestricted. Harrower builds up layers to express the passing of time. As the paint gains depth and weight, gravity and a lack of control come into play, causing the paint to fall away, merging cells into one another. This push/pull process Harrower relates to the uncontrollable events that occur in life, implying the notion of the mind – and the human existence – falling apart.
Nevo Health & Beauty offers a unique approach to beauty, body & mind therapy, Nevo is a complete well-being experience, designed to leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed/ Check web-site for information http://nevobeauty.com/
LocalMotive Markets is an exciting market that brings variety, passion, and creativity of small local businesses under one roof at Edinburgh Waverley Station, every Friday 11am – 7pm
Make Waverley Market @ Platform 2 your Friday destination for locally made as well ethically-sourced gifts, local products and tasty foods and drinks.
The Edinburgh Corn Exchange Car Boot Sale returns for the 2018 season
The car boot sale will be open every Saturday and Sunday from 3rd March until November 2018 (with the exception of Sat 16th and Sun 17th March the car boot sale will not be on that weekend due to an event)
Sellers Information
Arrival is 7am – there is no need to prebook, all you need to do is turn up on the day and join the queue you will then be allocated a space shortly after arrival
Pitch fee is £13 for a car and £18 for a van
Please note the sale of food/drink, livestock and counterfeit goods is completely prohibited at the car boot sale
Closure is around 1pm on both days
Buyers Information
Arrival is 7.45am – buyers are not permitted to buy anything before this time
Buyers do not have to pay a fee to gain access to the car boot sale
Onsite Facilities
Tables can be hired on site, no clothes rails for hire
Toilets are available onsite
Free car parking for all customers
Disabled access for toilets and parking
Food and drink is available from the catering van
The Edinburgh Farmers’ Market takes place on Castle Terrace under the spectacular backdrop of Edinburgh Castle. Listed by Lloyd Grossman as one of the World’s Best Farmers’ Markets and now in it’s 17th year, we have a huge variety of fresh local produce from over 40 specialist producers. The majority of stallholders grow or rear what they sell.
Grassmarket Market, Central Reservation, Grassmarket EH1 2JR. Open Every Saturday all year round 10am to 5pm. You can park in the Castle Terrace car park, then get your discount ticket at The Olive Stall and all day parking will cost you £10.