City of Industry [online exhibition]

When Edinburgh gained burgh status and became a trading hub, skilled craftsmen were needed to make goods for sale at home and abroad. In the 1500s, these crafts had been established into 15 Incorporated Trades, from surgeons and goldsmiths, to fleshers (butchers), baxters (bakers) and candlemakers. This is the story…

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North prospect of Edinburgh (after John Slezer,1718) with the arms of the City and her Trades, Jacqueline Allan, licenced under CCL
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1st February - 31st October
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Free

When Edinburgh gained burgh status and became a trading hub, skilled craftsmen were needed to make goods for sale at home and abroad. In the 1500s, these crafts had been established into 15 Incorporated Trades, from surgeons and goldsmiths, to fleshers (butchers), baxters (bakers) and candlemakers. This is the story of how these craftsmen exercised their trading monopoly, influenced the governance of the town and provided for members and their families who had fallen on hard times.


Find out how the Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh, who kindly contributed this story, continues to this day, with charitable, educational and ceremonial activities.

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Edinburgh Central Library

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Opened in 1890, Central Library has six specialised departments including Central Lending, the Children’s Library, the Art & Design and Music Libraries, a large Reference Library and the Edinburgh and Scottish Collection. Material about Edinburgh, Scotland and further afield from the Central Library’s heritage and special collections can be viewed on the Capital Collections website at www.capitalcollections.org.uk.

Regular events and activities are organised for children, young people and adults. These include weekly Bookbug sessions for under 5s, book groups for teenage and adult readers, and a getting started with family history resources session. Throughout the year you will find an ever-changing programme of exhibitions based on library collections plus visiting displays from local artists. There is a diverse programme of author talks, craft activities and regular musical performances.

Visitors can easily find a comfortable place to sit and take a break from the busy city, browse the collections, study, use a PC or pick up the latest bestseller.

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