The port of Leith has hundreds of years of independent history before it became part of Edinburgh in 1920, and it still retains its own very distinct identity separate from Edinburgh. As the major port serving Scotland's capital city, it has been the stage on which many significant events in Scottish history have taken place. From housing the Scottish Court under Mary of Guise in 1560 to seeing civil war, being the port of call for royal arrivals and becoming its own burgh, Leith has witnessed many changes of fortune over the centuries. Although the area went into decline in the latter part of the twentieth century following the loss of business in Leith Docks after the Second World War, today Leith is again thriving, represented by the permanent mooring of the royal yacht Britannia in the docks, and recent regeneration has helped improve its poorer areas. This fascinating A-Z tour of Leith's history will appeal to all those with an interest in this distinctive part of Edinburgh.
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- Cover
- Introduction
- Air Raids
- Amalgamation
- Baltic Street
- Dr Bellās School
- Boothacre Cottages
- Boundary Bar
- Eric Melrose Brown
- Burntisland Harbour Light
- Cables Wynd House
- Corn Exchange
- Crabbieās
- Crawfordās Biscuits
- Custom House
- Dalmeny Street Drill Hall
- Darien Scheme
- Docks
- Eldorado
- J. D. Fergusson
- Firemarks
- Foot of the Walk
- Dick Gaughan
- Gibsonās Aeroplanes
- Glassmaking
- Glayva
- Gretna Rail Disaster
- Henderson Street
- Governor John Hunter
- International Community
- Junction Bridge
- Kingās Landing
- Kingās Wark
- Kirkgate
- Lambās House
- Dr Thomas Latta
- Leith Airport
- Leith Bank
- Leith Central Station
- Leith Citadel
- Leith Fort
- Leith Hospital
- Leith Links
- Leith Theatre
- Leith Walk
- Martello Tower
- Merchant Navy Memorial
- Mural
- North Leith Churchyard
- North Leith Parish Church
- Ocean Terminal
- Dean Owens
- Persevere
- Pilrig
- Plague
- The Quilts
- Roseās Lime Juice
- Royal Yacht Britannia
- Sailorsā Home
- St Ninianās Manse
- Christian Salvesen & Co.
- Shipbuilding
- Signal Tower
- Smith & Bowman
- South Leith Parish Church
- State Cinema
- Sunshine on Leith
- Timber Bush
- Trinity House
- Urban Regeneration
- The Vaults
- Victoria Swing Bridge
- Irvine Welsh
- Whisky Bonds
- X-rated
- Yuletide Card
- Zeppelin Air Raid
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
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