Morningside Heritage Association

Welcome to the Morningside Heritage Association website. We exist to promote the study of the history of the Morningside area of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Our ultimate aim is to provide a permanent locus for the preservation and study of information about the heritage of the area of Morningside.
We arrange monthly lectures on aspects of the heritage of Morningside and surrounding areas of Edinburgh. We have just celebrated our 21st birthday.
We also organise the annual Festivals for Morningside: the fourth of  which will take place between 6 October and 10 October. Most events will take place on 10 October in conjunction with the Columcille Centre's Autumn Fair.

Right: The building that is now the "Morningside Glory" at Morningside Station as it used to be.

Clicking on the "Programme" button to the left will take you to details of our current session's talks.
"Festival for Morningside 2009" will take you to details of the next of our now annual festivals.

Left: Scott's Ironmonger's, until recently a local shop and landmark

Click on the "Publications" button for details of our latest publication, a volume of memories of Morningside.

Why not tell us what you think of the progress of the web site so far by clicking on the "Guestbook" button and giving us your comments?

Left: the gravestone of Alison Cunningham, Robert Louis Stevenson's nurse, in Morningside Cemetery

Our monthly talks take place at 7 pm in The Old Schoolhouse, 140 Morningside Road by kind permission of The Old Schoolhouse Christian Fellowship. This location is convenient for local buses and has disabled access. In the Summer we arrange a number of visits to places of historical interest in the area. These are usually in the afternoon.