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Leith Nautical College Commercial Street, Leith |
© Copyright: For permission to reproduce, please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photograph taken September 14, 2007
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Leith Nautical College Commercial Street, Leith |
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This view looks to the east towards old bonded warehouses, now apartments, and on to Bernard Street, Leith The large building in the foreground, opened 1903, was Leith Nautical College Engineering Dept. |
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A brief History of Leith Nautical College |
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Founded 1855 Leith Nautical College was originally founded as Leith Navigation School in 1855. It was based in several buildings in Leith in the 19th century. In 1903, it changed its name to Leith Nautical College and moved to new premises in Commercial Street Leith in 1903. By 1974, the college had over 2000 students, but it came under threat as Britain's merchant fleet reduced in the 1980s. It eventually closed in 1987. |
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Acknowledgement The historical details above are taken from a fuller history of the college that can be found on the Archives Hub web site. |
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Recollections 1. |
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Thank you to Bob Henderson, Burdiehouse, Edinburgh who wrote: |
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"It's good to see the shore side of Commercial Street, looking not to different from my memories of it. I studied at the old Nautical College for a year of night classes to get my Amateur Radio Licence 36 years ago, and worked in the Leith area for about 17 years with NT Aitken, builders." Bob Henderson, Burdiehouse, Edinburgh: December 21, 2007 |
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Recollections 2. |
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Thank you to David Malcolm, New Zealand, for sending me these photographs of Leith Nautical College students, taken in 1951. |
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Students - 1951 |
