25 great Edinburgh photos of Leith over the years including WW2 bomb damage and the first ever tram
25 great Edinburgh photos of Leith over the years including WW2 bomb damage and the first ever tram.
Leith, one of Edinburgh’s oldest neighbourhoods, dates back to 1128, and its ports have played an important role in local life for years.
After centuries of Edinburgh sovereignty, Leith was established as a distinct town in 1833, only to be amalgamated with Edinburgh in 1920.
The area is also home to Hibs, who moved there in 1880. We looked through our archives to find some fantastic photographs of life in Leith over the years.
The photographs include the finding of human remains during tram repair in 2009, the first Leith tram in 1922, and bomb damage in the area during WWII.
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In addition, there are some excellent aerial pictures of the old port area and political campaigning in the 1950s and 1970s.
There are also photographs showing Leith police officers having judo instruction, the Tartan Army leaving a Leith pub for Wembley, and Leith Docks workers striking in the 1950s.
1. Speaker
Paddy Fagan speaks at a General Election campaign in Leith in 1955, at the foot of Leith Walk, with the slogan ‘Vote for Hoy, our Boy’. John Patrick Fagan was a regular speaker at The Mound and was also known as Paddy Fagan.
2. Unearthing history
Archaeologists digging alongside the tram track near the South Leith Parish Church graveyard on Constitution Street discovered human remains going back to the mediaeval period in May 2009.
3. Tram arrival
In June 1922, crowds gathered to see the first tram from Leith to Edinburgh, which passed the Empire Theatre on its journey from Pilrig to Church Hill. |
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4. Little lambs
A dance performance in Leith Town Hall. In October 1963, girls dressed as bunnies or rabbits and read the School Friend comic.
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