Thanks for that Matilda. I've always thought 'menage' was quite a strange word; French, probably. Anyone out there recall the menage at Parker's?

Thanks Andrew.

Love those old photos and background music and your description too.🙂 Thanks Ed 💗 Love from Malaysia.

Thanks Nick. Edinburgh's a pretty awesome city.

I thoroughly enjoyed this trip down memory Lane. I was born in Edinburgh in 1934 ( Blackfriars Street). When I was not long married and pregnant with my first child we lived in Dundee street. With the smells from the Brewery, the Rubber mill and Mackay’s sweet factory which were all within shouting distance of each other, it was a bit difficult to keep food in my stomach but after a while you got used to the smells. They have all gone now and so much work has gone with them. The Coopers ( barrel makers ) have also gone. I used to watch them as a child roll them across the street at the top of Holyrood Road to the finishing dept.

Cheers. 👍

Cheers Rob. Very difficult not to like Edinburgh. Packed with history.

Back in probably the 1960s we almost moved to New Zealand. I suspect as a country it was perhaps looking for tradesmen to settle there.

Thank you so much!

Thanks guys. It was a bit of a nightmare to edit, and I did wonder if I'd ever finish it, but we got there. Phew!

Difficult not to like Edinburgh.

Cheers Martin. Nothing better than the smell of a brewery. I've always thought I'd like a beer with that smell. Closure of the Caledonian Brewery is a huge loss.

@@EdExploresScotland it actually makes me feel hungry, but I'll have a beer to go with that hunger. Take care anyhow, looking forward to the next video (with a pie and a brew review perhaps)!?

Many thanks!

Many thanks. What a great pub Diggers is. Always worth a visit.

Cheers Keith. 👍

Cheers James.

Google street view on Google maps is a good way to see how things look today. Another good Edinburgh online source is Capital Collections. The following page gives two photos of the ABC; you can click and enlarge each image. Take care. www.capitalcollections.org.uk/quick-search?q=abc+cinema&WINID=1700574782173

Cheers. 👍

Cheers Zeno.

Many thanks Raymond. I also worked at Ferranti for a short spell in the mid 70s. Part of the job was to create the lines and numbers on meter-dials using a great brass Heath-Robinsonish gizmo. It had a great canteen, and great puddings. Oh the memories. Take care.

Thank you.

Many thanks. Edinburgh's always worth a visit.

Thank you.

Cheers John.

Edinburgh's certainly a magical place.

Many thanks.

Thank you.

Cheers. I'll certainly look at East Lothian again; lovely area of the country.

Hi Roderick. Yes, that photo of the woman sitting on the window ledge is captivating. Apart from anything, it's a really good glimpse of clothing of the period.

Many thanks. It's difficult not to love Edinburgh.

Many thanks Andy. This was a difficult one to make, but we got there in the end. I think. Take care.

Thanks Isabel. That's just the sort of comment I need to perk me up at this bleak time of year. I sometimes think certain videos should, as you suggest, be retained for future generations. I'm not sure that the National Library of Scotland retains material in such a format.

@@EdExploresScotland it’s interesting what gets preserved and taught - I was an Edinburgh university student studying history and political science. Spent a lot of time on medieval and modern history of Europe and a little American history, while right outside our window they were changing Edinburgh with nothing said. My first job was as assistant to an architect (in the new town) so now I continue to educate myself as I grow older! Your video was a joy to find, keep up the great work.

Thank you.

Many thanks.

Thanks. Edinburgh probably has a few breweries, but it was McEwan's and Youngers and the Caledonian Brewery that were among the big breweries of their day.

Cheers Tracey. 👍

Thanks Mark. The area around Peebles is superb for walking. Enjoy.

@@EdExploresScotland Ed, in your Search for Autumn Gold video, 10 minutes in, you are walking through an absolutely beautiful patch of decideous woodland. I commented in that video, but as I posted a link to a hiking route, it might have been deleted.Would you kindly be able to tell me the location of that area? Many thanks!

Hi Mark. Yeh, I've got this channel set up so that all comments with links are sent to a separate folder. It's just for security reasons, but unfortunately some good links don't get through as I'm always a bit wary. At around the ten minute mark in the video 'Search For Autumn Gold' I'm on a woodland track just east of Craigallian Loch. It's a cracking track that runs from above Blanefield, by The Boards, and follows part of the John Muir Way before heading its own way towards a minor road on the edge of Mugdock Country Park. Some of that footage was also shot on the section of the John Muir Way south of the B821 road. It's a lovely area of the country, and a walk I've done many times; a mix of woodland and stunning hilly views. Can be a bit muddy at times.

@@EdExploresScotland I really appreciate that Ed! I'll have to take a trip out soon. Thank you!

Many thanks.

Thanks Anne.

Tennent's, even with any number of takeovers, has managed to remain something of a staple in the big bad world of business. I'll definitely pop down some time.

Many thanks.

I would agree with you George.

Thank you.

Many thanks. There was actually someone smoking in the arch, which I didn't initially spot. Had me wondering for a moment.

Gracias.

Thanks Matt. I generally make the music for the videos myself, so it's just something I made up that I thought fitted in.

@@EdExploresScotland very welcome Ed and that's amazing, the music sounds really good! Could easily listen to it while working!

@@EdExploresScotland WHAT!? It sounds good pleeease make a full release

Yes, I would tend to agree.

@@EdExploresScotland apparently statues from the original Boots building are in storage but whether that's true or not is up for debate. I cannot remember building it is but if you sit upstairs on a bus going along Princes Street and look up, you can see a sliver of an absolutely beautiful building long gone sandwiched between an older and a newer building. I have photos somewhere but would have to look them out- I remember it's in the first half half of Princes Street if coming from Haymarket way. We really do have a beautiful city, I just wish our newer developments weren't the typical cut and paste modern boring architecture that you can find in any European city. There is a great website that features unbuilt Edinburgh buildings and monuments- those are fascinating to see.

Hi Robert. I did a video about Leith a week or so ago. Enjoy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9mUqKyrsNHbdHk.html

Thanks Stephen.

Yes, that small statue's nose has been rubbed raw.

Thanks. Sad news that it is to close.

Surprise surprise!

Many thanks Elizabeth.

Hi George. I think there may be a little confusion as to what Heriot's I am referring to. It was a while ago that I made that video, but if my memory serves me well I was talking about the Lindsay Place/Chambers Street area. There was a small building in Chambers Street, beside the museum, called Heriot School. This is very different from George Heriot's School, which is I think the school you are referring to. The web-link below will take you to a plan dating to 1898, in Edinburgh's Capital Collections. As you can see the small building known as Heriot School is clearly shown, and is clearly right beside the museum in Edinburgh's Chambers Street. You can enlarge the image to make things clearer. www.capitalcollections.org.uk/view-item?key=SXsiUCI6eyJ2YWx1ZSI6ImNoYW1iZXJzIHN0cmVldCIsIm9wZXJhdG9yIjoxLCJmdXp6eVByZWZpeExlbmd0aCI6MywiZnV6enlNaW5TaW1pbGFyaXR5IjowLjcsIm1heFN1Z2dlc3Rpb25zIjozLCJhbHdheXNTdWdnZXN0IjpudWxsfX0&pg=30&WINID=1697550504328&fullPage=1#yMEyNWM-l2wAAAGLPeUNQg/30261

Many thanks. The music is my own. Created using Cubase Elements software. A few folk have made a similar comment. Often, when you make music, you're never too sure how it will turn out in the end, but it looks like on this occasion I've just been lucky and come up with something half decent.

Hi Kelvin. The music accompanying this video was just something I made up at home. It's not available anywhere other than on the video. I use Cubase Elements software on the computer to make the music.

I wish I could get it..

But I like your videos. They make me feel like I was born In the 18s... I miss that feeling..🥺..

@@EdExploresScotland one-day I will travel to Scotland

It's just a bit of music I made for the video; often I don't give them titles. At home I use Cubase Elements software to create the music.

To be honest, I don't know. I think the news was announced in May 2022 re its closure. I can't see anything on the web to suggest that the decision has been overturned, so I can only presume that closure is still planned, but perhaps not yet actioned.

It certainly is.

Thank You for sharing❤

Many thanks.

Thank you.

@@EdExploresScotland np mate - sent you another tenner - the first time was on my phone and didnt allow me to send more than 2 quid for some reason - great vids and narration, please keep it coming!!!