Coalhill

Beside the Water of Leith

Leith

Bridge over the Water of Leith at Bridge Street (now Sandport Place), Coalhill

When might this photo have been taken?

Coalhill, Leith  -  Swans  on the Water of Leith -  When was this photo taken?

© John Darcy.  Reproduced with acknowledgement to John Darcy:  March 16, 2010.  Thank you to Bob Moffat for
providing a copy of this photograph.  and to John Stewart who runs
a Leith web site that includes this photo.

 

Coalhill

This view, taken on a snowy day, looks to the west up the Water of Leith towards Great Junction Street.  The next bridge upstream is at the corner of Great Junction Street and Ferry Road.

Great Junction Street Bridge

    State Cinema and Bridge over the Water of Leith, Great Junction Street, Leith - 1987 ©

The bridge in the foreground of this picture is Bridge Street (now Sandport Place).

 Sandport Place Bridge

     Coalhill, Leith  -  The bridge over the Water of Leith at Bridge Street, now Sandport Place ©

The north bank of the Water of Leith, in the bottom-left corner of this photo is The Shore.  Beyond the bridge, and beneath the hospital chimney, it becomes Coalhill.

The other buildings in this photo are:

-  Corporation Buildings in Sheriff Brae

-  The Store clock tower

-  St Thomas' Church

Here are more photos of Coalhill:

Coalhill, Leith  -  1978 ©        Coalhill, Leith  -  1988 ©        Coalhill, Leith  -  The bridge over the Water of Leith at Bridge Street, now Sandport Place ©

 

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