The Story of Edinburgh’s Colonies

The Story of Edinburgh’s Colonies

Speaker: Professor Richard Rodger

As part of Edinburgh900 discover the fascinating story behind Edinburgh's Colonies with a talk by Richard Rodger who is the Professor Emeritus of Economic and Social History at the University of Edinburgh. Based on wide-ranging research this talk will examine the distinctive Colony design features and how the Edinburgh Cooperative Building Company Ltd. (ECBC) challenged Edinburgh society with their
transformative cooperative achievements.

Saturday 20 September | 10:00–11:00am
📍 Abbeyhill Primary School, Abbey Street, EH7 5SJ

☕ Light refreshments from 9:30am
🎟 Free entry | No booking required
🐝 Seats may fill fast — arrive early to catch the buzz!

You may also like the following events from Colony of Artists:

• Next Saturday, 20th September, 11:00 am, 🐝 Colony of Artists Festival 2025 🐝 in Edinburgh
• Next Sunday, 21st September, 10:00 am, RAILWAYS, INDUSTRY & THE ABBEYHILL COLONIES in Edinburgh