Editing Newhaven, Edinburgh (section)

===Recent history===
[[File:Newhaven Main Street - geograph.org.uk - 1454748.jpg|thumb|right|Newhaven main street in August 2009]]

Newhaven was redeveloped by Edinburgh's town planners in the 1950s and 1960s under the control of both the city architect (for the demolition elements) and Ian Lindsay and Partners (for the reconstruction). Main Street was almost wholly obliterated but rebuilt in "replica" on its north side. The south side was rebuilt as uncompromisingly modern three storey flats in a typically bland 1960s style. Other redevelopment in the area, at New Lane, Great Michael Rise and on Laverockbank Crescent, was the work of the eminent Scottish modern architect [[Basil Spence|Sir Basil Spence]].

A 16th century stone armorial panel on the south side of Main Street, known locally as the "Newhaven Stone", appears to have come from the long vanished Trinity Mains Farm, a farm estate linked to [[Trinity House, Leith|Trinity House]] in Leith whose crest appears on the tablet. The farm gave its name to the adjacent suburb of [[Trinity, Edinburgh|Trinity]]. The panel is copied in part on a plaque in the local primary school.

The upper section of the village contained larger villas, looking down over the more crowded village of fishing cottages.

The Victorian fishmarket on the east side of the harbour was rescued from demolition in 1990 by its [[listed building|listing]]. Originally converted to a huge [[Harry Ramsden's]] it is now the Loch Fyne restaurant. The [[Newhaven Heritage Museum]] placed in a small room in the northern section<ref>{{Cite web|title=Newhaven Heritage Museum from The Gazetteer for Scotland|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1048.html|access-date=2021-09-11|website=scottish-places.info|language=en-gb}}</ref> did not survive,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Museum hit by £10,000 bill for rent|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/museum-hit-ps10000-bill-rent-2511064|access-date=2021-09-11|website=scotsman.com|language=en}}</ref> but the fishmarket function itself has now been revitalised, including a publicly accessible fishmonger.

New development north and north-east of the village has quickly dwarfed the original village, both in the sense of scale and population. Much of the village now looks out onto high-rise modern apartments rather than the [[Firth of Forth]].