The past couple of centuries have not been particularly kind to the heritage of Scotland's capital.
Edinburgh has lost many fine examples of architecture that exist now only in photos and fading memories.
In a phase of modernisation, the scale of which had not seen since the late 19th century, scores of historic buildings were given the wrecking ball treatment in the 1960s and '70s and replaced with new constructs - many of which failed to meet public approval.
