Part of our Edinburgh retro series, this video is a collection of historic pictures of the Royal Mile.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Neil from the Evening News and this video is part of a retro series where
00:05 we look back at historic pictures of Edinburgh. In this video we'll be looking at pictures
00:10 of the Royal Mile in the 1970s.
00:14 A year after the Ibrox disaster, representatives from various organisations attended a wreath-laying
00:20 ceremony at the City Chambers in January 1972.
00:25 A stagecoach sets off from a bus stop at the Royal Mile on its way to Holyrood Park as
00:30 part of a charity drive in June 1971.
00:35 In this picture we see posters and flyers for friendshows outside the recreation ground
00:40 venue at Brodie's Close on the Royal Mile in 1972.
00:45 During the winter of 1979, a Lothian Region transport bus got stuck in the snow and ice
00:50 as it travelled up the High Street.
00:54 Passers-by watched the Royal Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Phillips in a television
00:58 shop at the Royal Mile in November 1973.
01:02 This picture shows Milne's Court in the Lawn Market in September 1971.
01:09 Edinburgh's Heart of Midlothian Stone was removed and later replaced when Parliament
01:13 Square was being levelled in May 1978.
01:17 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands walks down the Royal Mile with Edinburgh's Lord Prophet
01:21 during her state visit to Edinburgh in April 1972.
01:26 This picture shows the Jewell Cottages at the corner of Canongate and Abbey Hill being
01:30 demolished in October 1972.
01:35 Edinburgh's new woman traffic wardens, Jean McCulloch and Suzy Emery, give directions
01:39 to a tourist outside the Tronkirk on the Royal Mile in June 1974.
01:46 During the power cuts in January 1974, it was business as usual for the Royal Mile Curious
01:51 Shop with the help of some candles and an oil lamp.
01:55 Here we see Edinburgh Fringe performers walking up the Royal Mile during the festival in 1972.
02:02 Fans of American singer Perry Como queue outside Patrick Thompson's department store in April
02:07 1975 to get tickets to his Utter Hall concert.
02:12 Here we see Edinburgh-born actor Sean Connery with his wife and two sons outside Richard
02:17 DeMarco's gallery in the Royal Mile in August 1976.
02:22 Policemen help a driver push his car through the snow during the winter of 1978.
02:29 This picture shows the Queen and Prince Philip travelling up the Royal Mile to St Giles Cathedral
02:34 in the Scottish Stagecoach during their May 1977 Silber Jubilee visit to Edinburgh.
02:40 And finally, here we see a rare picture taken from the top of St Giles Cathedral showing
02:45 the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle in December 1979.
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