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Leith Which school was this? This photo was probably taken between 1930 and 1947 |
Which School was this?
This photo has been captioned; 'Board School, Leith'
© Reproduced with
acknowledgement to Susan Varga, Edinburgh
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Comment Susan Varga Edinburgh |
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Thank you to Susan Varga who wrote: |
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Ruberoid Outing "The photo was probably taken some time between 1930 and 1947. The photo has been captioned 'Board School, Leith'. - Which school was this? - Where was it? - Is it still standing?" Susan Varga, Edinburgh: April 23 + 24, 2014 |
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Reply to Susan? If you have any information about this photo, please email me, then I'll pass on Susan Varga's email address to you.. Thank you. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: April 25, 2014 |
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Reply 1. Frank Ferri Newhaven, Edinburgh |
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I asked Frank Ferri if he recognised this photo. In the past, Frank has come up with lots of information about Leith, but this time he tells me that the photo has got him stumped. Frank wrote. |
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Leith School Which School was this? "This photo has got me stumped. Considering that it was still in use right up to 1947 **, you'd think someone would remember. It looks like the picture was taken from a wide junction. Faintly, I see a church steeple to the left, and is that tram lines running across front of building Historically the only other Leith school that I'm aware of was St John's on corner of Grt Junction St and Cables Wynd, now TESCO mini store Try 'Spirit of Leithers' Facebook page You could try publishing the photo on the Spirit of Leithers site, to see if you get better luck there. Frank Ferri, Newhaven, Edinburgh: April 26, 2014 |
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Date of the Photo ** In fact, the message that I got from Susan Varga with this photo was that she believes that it would probably have been taken some time between 1930 and 1947, so the school may not have been in use right up to 1947. I've now contacted Susan again, asking if she can tell me anything more about this photo - in particular, why she believes that it was probably taken some time between 1930 and 1947. Unfortunately, I'm not able to follow up Frank Ferri's suggestion about posting the question on the 'Spirit of Leithers' facebook page because I'm not currently using Facebook. (I used it for a while, but found that it was taking up too much of my time!) Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: April 27, 2014 |
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Reply 2. Frank Ferri Newhaven, Edinburgh |
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Thank you to Frank Ferri for writing again. Frank wrote: |
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Leith School Tram Cables "There is faint evidence of overhead cables, supporting the tramline theory. But why only a single track? Might it have been a terminus of sorts?" Frank Ferri, Newhaven, Edinburgh: April 27 2014 |
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Reply 3. Donald Grant Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland |
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Donald Grant wrote: |
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Leith School Tram Cables "This has got me stumped. However, looking at the photo it is clear to see two tram cables in evidence. Each track utilised one single cable and the fact there are two visible suggests it is a double track not a single. Looking at the causeway setts also suggests there may be two lines in the roadway. There is indeed a church spire visible over the roof at the left side of the building." Frank Ferri, Newhaven, Edinburgh: April 27 2014 |
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Reply 4. Frank Ferri Newhaven, Edinburgh and Fraser Parkinson |
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Thank you to Frank Ferri for writing again. Frank has now sent three emails on this topic from Frank in two days! Frank wrote. |
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Leith Boarding School "Here is Frank Parkinson's response on the 'Spirit of Leithers' web site."
Frank Ferri, Newhaven, Edinburgh: April 28, 2014 |
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Reply 5. John J Hadden Edinburgh |
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Thank you to John J Hadden who wrote. |
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Leith Boarding School "There's a reference to 'board school' on this page of the Edinphoto web site. You also mention that "The other school near the south-west corner of Leith Links, marked 'Board School' on this map became Leith Academy Secondary School." On the NLS website, there's a more detailed map here. I think this shows a good match for the building, fence and gates in the photo. So the answers to the question is that the building in the photo above was at the SW corner of Leith LInks, and that it was replaced by Leith Academy in 1931." John J Hadden, Edinburgh: April 28, 2014 |
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Reply 6. Frank Ferri Newhaven, Edinburgh and Fraser Parkinson |
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NLS map Thank you: - to Frank Ferri for sending me an extract from the same NLS map as appears in the link in John J Hadden's Reply 5 above, and - to Fraser Parkinson for telling Frank Ferri about this map. Acknowledgement: Frank Ferri + Fraser Parkinson, Newhaven, Edinburgh: April 28, 2014 |