Old Pictures of

Leith

 

Engravings

Old & New Edinburgh  -  1890

Engravings - Leith - East and West Piers ©

Leith - East and West Piers

Engraving - Leith Pier and Harbour ©

Leith Pier and Harbour

Engraving - Leith Harbour ©

Leith  Harbour

Engraving - Leith - The Shore ©

Leith - The Shore

 

Engravings

Modern Athens  -  1829

Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - Leith Harbour from the Piet ©

Leith Harbour

Engravings in 'Modern Athens' - Exchange Buildings, Leith ©

Exchange Buildings

Engraving in Modern Athens - Leith Harbour, Signal Tower ©

Signal Tower

Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - Leith Town Hall ©

Leith Town Hall

Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - Custom House, Leith ©

Custom House

Leith: hand-coloured engravings

 

Early Photos

Alex Ayton Glass Plate - Leith - Paddle Steamer and Swing Bridge ©

Around 1890?

Paddle Steamer and Swing Bridge

Alex Ayton Glass Plate - Leith - Paddle Steamer ©

Around 1890?

Paddle Steamer

Alex Ayton Glass Plate - Leith - Seamen's Home and Ships at the Shore ©

Around 1890?

Ships at The Shore

Alex Ayton Glass Plate - Leith - Seamen's Home and Ships at the Shore ©

Around 1890?

Seamen's Home and Ships at The Shore

Alex Ayton Glass Plate - Leith - Steamer ©

Around 1890?

Steamer

Leith whalers, working for Salvesen in the South Atlantic, around 1910 ©

Leith Whalers

Great Dock Strike - Protest on the streets of Leith - 1889 ©

Great Dock Strike -  Leith protest 1889

Leith Dockers' Demonstration - The Shore, Leith, 1913 ©

Leith Dockers' Demonstration 1913

Water Street, between Bowie's Close and Burgess Street, Leith - Demolished 1912 ©

Demolished 1912

Water Street - looking north

Water Street, between Bowie's Close and Burgess Street, Leith - Demolished 1912 ©

Demolished 1912

Water Street - looking west

   Lower Drawbridge over the Water of Leith at The Shore, Leith  -  Removed 1910 ©

Removed 1910

Lower Drawbridge

Giles Street, Leith - Buildings demolished 1914 ©

Demolished 1914

Giles Street

©

Demolished 1914

St Anthony Lane
from Giles Street to Green Jenny's Close

Assembly Rooms, Constitution Street, Leith - Railings removed 1910 ©

Railings removed 1910

Assembly Rooms

27 Sheriff Brae, Leith,hole in footway - 1910 ©

1910

27 Sheriff Brae

St Andrew Street at Coalhill, Leith - Demolished 1915 ©

Demolished 1914

St Andrew Street Elevation

Opening of the Tennis Courts at Leith Links - 1914 ©

1914

Opening of the Tennis Courts at Leith Links

Photos

Around 1920

Sheepshead Wynd, Leith, Around 1920 © 

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Sheepshead Wynd

Sheepshead Wynd, Leith, Around 1920 © 

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Sheepshead Wynd

Leith - Cabyheads, zoom-in, around 1920 ©

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Cabyheads

Leith - Cabyheads, zoom-in, around 1920 ©

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Cabyheads

Leith - Giles Street + St Andrew's Wynd, around 1920 ©

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Giles Street + St Andrew's Wynd

 Leith - Giles Street + St Andrew's Wynd, around 1920 ©

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Giles Street + St Andrew's Wynd

These photos are believed to have come from the former Leith Town Council, been thrown out (then rescued) soon after the amalgamation of Edinburgh and Leith in 1920.

 

Early AND Recent

Photos
 
1.

Lower Drawbridge

   Lower Drawbridge over the Water of Leith at The Shore, Leith  -  Removed 1910 ©

Removed 1910

early photo

S ©

2005

recent photo
 
2.

Upper Drawbridge

   Upper Drawbridge over the Water of Leith at Sandport Place, Leith - 1910 ©

1910

early photo

Looking NW across the bridge at Sandport Place towards Ronadson's Wharf - 2011 ©

2011

recent photo
 
3.

Upper Drawbridge

   Upper Drawbridge over the Water of Leith at Sandport Place, Leith - 1910 ©

1910

early photo

Looking N across the bridge at Sandport Place towards Ronadson's Wharf - 2011 ©

2011

recent photo
 
4.

Junction Bridge

Junction Bridge, Leith - Road Widening - 1909 ©

1909

early photo

Great Junction Street - Bridge over the old railway. Looking NW, 2011 ©

2011

recent photo
 
5.

Junction Road Station

Junction Road Station - 1909 ©

1909

early photo

The site of Junction Road Station and the bridge under Great Junction Street - 2011 ©

2011

recent photo
 
6.

Green Jenny's Close and Giles Street

JCJ Kirk's Hairdressing Rooms, Green Jenny's Close, Giles Street, Leith - Demolished 1914 ©

Demolished 1914

early photo

Car park and Yardheads School, now converted to housing. The car park in the foreground is where the hairdresser at the corner of Green Jenny's Close and Giles Street once stood. ©

2011

recent photo
 
7.

Corner of St Andrew Street and Sheriff Brae

The corner of Sheriff Brae and St Andrew Street at Coalhill, Leith - Demolished 1915 ©

Demolished 1915

early photo

    The corner of Parliament Street (formerly St Andrew Street) and Sheriff Brae ©

2011

recent photo
 
8.

Sheriff Brae

Corner of St Andrew Street and Sheriff Brae, Leith - Demolished 1915 ©

Demolished 1915

early photo

Looking to the SE along Sheriff Brae towards the corner of Parliament Street (formerly St Andrew Street) ©

2011

recent photo

Postcards

Hartmann Postcard - Miniature Series - Leith ©

Hartmann - Miniature Series

Post card by Hartmann - Looking down on Leith from Calton Hill ©

Leith from Calton Hill

Leith Academy, Leith Links - A Valentine Postcard ©

Leith Academy

Commercial Street, Leith - A Valentine Postcard, photographed 1912 ©

Commercial Street

Foot of Leith Walk, Leith - A Valentine Postcard, photographed 1902 ©

Foot of Leith Walk

ernard Street, Leith - A Valentine Postcard, Photographed 1902 ©

Bernard Street

JM Postcard posted 1914 - Leith Sailors' Home ©

Leith Sailors' Home

   Bird's Eye View of Leith from Ferry Road ©

Bird's Eye View of Leith from Ferry Road

 

Trams in Leith

Cable Car - Trial Run - Leith Walk - 1 June 1899 ©

Cable Car - 1899

Tram at the Foot of Leith Walk - close-up ©

Foot of the Walk

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Tram at the Foot of Leith Walk ©

Foot of the Walk

Postcard by Valentine - Tram approaching the foot of Leith Walk, 1902 ©

Approaching the Foot of Leith Walk

Burns Statue - at the corner of Constitution Street and Bernard Street, Leith ©

Leith  -  Burns Statue

 

Leith  -  When?

   A Lanny and his ice cream barrow in Henderson Street, Leith ©

A Lanny - Ice Cream Barrow
Henderson Street

 

Leith  -  1950s

   Looking down Yardheads and across the gardens to Henderson Street ©

Yardheads and
Henderson Street

   Market Street, Leith - Looking from St Andrew Street towards Tolbooth Wynd - 1950s ©

Market Street

Parliament Square (The Broady), Leith - 1950s ©

Parliament Square
and Parliament Street

   Tree planted in Leith Links to commemorate the Queen's Coronation in 1953 ©

Coronation Tree, 1953

 

Leith  -  1960s

   Milk Boys, Leith ©

Milk Deliveries

 Corunna Place, Leith - Street Party, 1953 ©

Street Party for 1953 Coronation

 

Leith

1970s and 1980s

Streets

Admiralty Street

   Looking to the west along Admiralty Street towards North Junction Street, Leith, 1978 ©

1978

Admiralty Street

Coalhill

Coalhill, Leith - 1978 ©

1978

Coalhill

Coalhill, Leith - 1988 ©

1988

Coalhill

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

Date?

Coalhill

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

Date?

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

Duke Street

Looking down on Leith - Duke Street in the centre of the picture - Photo taken when? ©

Date?

Looking down on Duke Street

Leith Links

Tree planted in Leith Links to commemorate the Queen's Coronation in 1953 ©

Coronation Tree, 1953

   ©

Leith Links Grass Mower

   Michele Iannarelli selling ice cream from a pony and cart on Leith Links, probably in the 1920s ©

Ice Cream Pony and Cart

Leith Walk

Looking down on Leith Walk - Looking SW towards the East End of Princes Street ©

Date?

Looking down on Leith Walk

Statue to Queen Victoria at the Foot of Leth Walk ©

Date?

Statue to Queen Victoria
at the 'Foot of The Walk'

Six men beneath the Statue to Queen Victoria at the Foot of Leth Walk ©

Date?

Six men beneath the
Statue to Queen Victoria
at the 'Foot of The Walk'

North Fort Street
area

North Fort Street and Lindsay Road, Leith, 1978 ©

1978

North Fort Street and Lindsay Road

   Fort Place to North Fort Street, 1978 ©

1978

Fort Place to North Fort Street

Fort Place and Hamilton Crescent, Leith, 1978 ©

1978

Fort Place and Hamilton Crescent

 

Leith

1960s to 1980s

Buildings

Bill's Bar

Next to Ship Inn, The Shore

Bill's Bar at The Shore, Leith - around 1960 ©

c.1960

Bill's Bar  -  Interior

Central Bar

near the Foot of Leith Walk

   Central Bar - near the Foot of Leith Walk - exterior ©

Date?

Central Bar  -  Exterior

   Central Bar - near the Foot of Leith Walk - interior ©

Date?

Central Bar  -  Interior

   Central Bar - near the Foot of Leith Walk - two men drinking ©

Date?

Central Bar  -  2 men drinking

   Central Bar - near the Foot of Leith Walk - six_men_drinking ©

Date?

Central Bar  -  6 men drinking

Chancelot Mill

   Chancelot Mill, Bonnington - 1971? ©

1971?

Chancelot Mill, Bonnington

   Chancelot Mill, Bonnington, Demolition of the Chimney - 1971 ©

1971

Demolition of the chimney

Chancelot Mill, Bonnington, Demolition of the Chimney - 1971 ©

1971

Demolition of the chimney

   Chancelot Mill, Bonnington, Remains of the Clock Tower - 1971 ©

1971

Remains of the Clock Tower

Chancelot Mill, Bonnington, Remains of the Clock Tower - 1971 ©

1971

Remains of the Clock Tower

Gaiety Theatre

Gaiety Theatre, Leith - Photograph taken about the time of its closure. When was that? ©

Date?

Gaiety Theatre

State Cinema

Queue outside The State Cinema, Great Junction Street, Leith ©

1969

State Cinema
and children queuing

   Chancelot Mill, Bonnington, Demolition of the Chimney - 1971 ©

Date?

State Cinema
and scrap yard beside Water of Leith

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

1987

State Cinema
and Bridge over Water of Leith

 

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