A set of forgotten plans reveals that Edinburgh's iconic Usher Hall was originally intended to have been built in the city's lush and tranquil West Princes Street Gardens.
Had the proposals gone ahead, the world-famous concert hall would have been situated in the Gardens under the south-facing shadow of Edinburgh Castle opposite Frederick Street.
It would have meant the Usher Hall taking over a valuable verdant strip of the city centre next to the main railway line to Glasgow.
