2012 seems to be the year for anniversaries. And just around the corner looms the shadow of a devastating iceberg bringing with it a commemoration of the lives lost and saved in the 1912 Titanic disaster. For a picture of how life was lived in Edinburgh at the time of the disaster take a look into the Brave New World attic within Whose Town? showing Edinburgh at the beginning of the nineteenth century (1900 – 1914). Discover what life was like in Scotland’s capital from three real people who lived here – the city’s firemaster, a young Suffragette and an immigrant ice cream entrepreneur.

As ever this material is available to all via our Capital Collections Brave New World online exhibition.

And keep a look out for further Titanic news on the blogging horizon.