David J Black

An obituary published by The Times on Monday recalls Mr Black as a “fearless urban campaigner who saved much of Edinburgh’s architectural heritage”.

“Black’s dedication to conservation, but also the wry humour he brought to so many of his causes, won him a large circle of friends, and though they did not always share his tireless enthusiasm, they admired his perseverance,” it reads.

“He carried on campaigning right up to his death, his last battle being against the recent proposal to convert 18th-century buildings on Atholl Crescent into a proposed 544-bed ‘capsule pod’ hotel. It is just the kind of cause he would have fought and almost certainly won.”

Read the full article here.