Protecting, enhancing and promoting the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh UNESCO World Heritage Site
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📣WE ARE HIRING FOR 2 POSITIONS 📣
We are seeking two enthusiastic, collaborative, and organised individuals to become our new Public Realm Projects Officers.
📩 For further information see: ewh.org.uk/about-us/careers/
🕛 Application Deadline is 12 November at 5pm
Help us uncover hidden structures and forgotten burial vaults in this hands-on survey of one of Scotland's most famous burial sites.
Instead of shovels, we will be using ground penetrating radar to explore the secrets hidden beneath our feet. Book GPR-Greyfriars.eventbrite.co…
Don’t miss out on our Conservation Funding Programme! Only one week left to get your application in by 30th September. Check out this link to apply and learn more: ewh.org.uk/the-unesco-world-…
Why do we need a different approach to interventions in Edinburgh’s #UNESCO World Heritage Site🌍? In 2025, a ramp was quietly installed in Charlotte Square, the most architecturally significant example of a neoclassical square in the UK. (Part 3/3)
📢By introducing Article 4 Directions, street scape interventions such as this would be brought into the planning system, allowing communities to voice concerns about what happens in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Have your say to help influence and shape Edinburgh’s future in City Plan 2040. 🔗Submit with this link: consultationhub.edinburgh.go…
What’s our first priority for City Plan 2040? Our Director explains the importance of having a new World Heritage Site Conservation Area. Providing an additional protection to the current conservation areas within the UNESCO World Heritage Site to enable better management.
The City of Edinburgh Council is asking citizens for five ideas to influence the City Plan which will shape Edinburgh’s future. Don’t miss out in having your say, submit with this link: consultationhub.edinburgh.go…
Follow along to learn more about City Plan 2040, (Part 2/3).
Last Week, Gary and Yann of our Climate Emergency team travelled to Tomaszowice, outside Krakow in Poland, for the #FuturHist European Summer School on the Refurbishment of Historic Buildings.
Learn more here: linkedin.com/posts/futurhist…
City Plan 2040 will shape how Edinburgh develops, including its buildings, public spaces, streets and heritage. The City of Edinburgh Council is asking citizens for five ideas to help shape the plan. What does Edinburgh World Heritage think should be on the list?🧐
Terry Levinthal, Director of Edinburgh World Heritage, shares why having a say matters. Follow along as we explore ideas for the City Plan 2040, and Edinburgh's future.🌇
Part 1/3
Have your say! Submit your ideas with this link: consultationhub.edinburgh.go…
What does the future hold for Princes Street? Check out our views in the Edinburgh Evening News: edinburghnews.scotsman.com/n…
Can South Bridge accommodate the proposed trams?
A Council-commissioned report says the structure is “not suitable to carry tram loading.”
We’re concerned the heritage impacts have not been properly addressed ahead of the Council's 10 Sept Transport & Environ. committee meeting.
Read our policy paper here: ewh.org.uk/our-comments-on-t…
Help us document the effects of climate change on the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site. Comment your materials below. Evidence like this will help us better understand the nature and extent of climate change impacts in and on the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
ALT Bubble font at the top reads: Caught in the Downpour? white simple font smaller at bottom reads: send us your photos, videos, and comments on how you were affected by the flash flood in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
Phase 1 began last week for the #FuturHist UK Lister Demo Case on a B-listed tenement flat in Edinburgh Scotland.
This Demo Case will test bespoke energy retrofitting solutions for original timber sash and case windows combined with holistic ventilation strategies that favour passive ventilation systems, occupant behaviour and low energy consumption.
DON'T RIP OUT your sash and case windows! REPAIR them instead!
Learn how with this practical course from the Scottish Lime Centre Trust, offered on August 18th and November 25th, 2026. Find out more with this link:
scotlime.org/.../sash-and-ca…