Post War Edinburgh

To complement our art exhibition exploring post-war art join our archival lecture to look at social and historical aspects of the City during this period. Using archive material which documents aspects of Edinburgh during the 1940s & 50s, we'll have a look at life in the city as it recovered in aftermath of World War Two. In these years much new housing was needed for the growing population, as were schools. Rationing remained for some time but there was growing hope, as the capital began to boom. Jackie Sangster is a Learning Manager at Historic Environment Scotland who works with archival records.