Charles Spinks, Sawmills - 11 men and a dog

© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Kim Traynor: Photographer not known

Charles Spinks

Eleven men and a dog

Thank you to Kim Traynor for allowing me to reproduce this photograph taken outside Charles Spinks' works.

Acknowledgement: Kim Traynor. Tollcross, Edinburgh: September 13, 2009

The Photograph

It is not known who took this photo. If you know where and when this photograph may have been taken, please email me.

Thank you. - Peter Stubbs: September 18, 2009

Answer
Thank you to Richard Torrance who wrote:
"The 1897 Edinburgh directory has Charles Spinks, wood turner, at 19 & 21 Pirrie Street (off Gt. Junction Street). At No. 20 was J & D Sutherland, joiners.
Charles Spinks' home address was 52 Great Junction Street
Richard Torrance, Edinburgh: September 18, 2009

So, it appears that the photograph above would have been taken at Pirrie Street, Leith some time between 1895 and 1905. See the table below.

It may be possible to narrow down this period a little more by consulting Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directories for 1901 to 1904.

Charles Spinks and J&D Sutherland
After reading Richard Torrance's comments above, I consulted a few more Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directories to find out a little more about the history of these two companies. Here are some extracts from the directories:
Year	Charles Spinks Wood Turner (1850, 1890+) Wood Turner and Steam Mills (1860-80)	J&D Sutherland Joiners
1850	89 St Andrew Street
1855
1860	24 Kirkgate
1865	24 Kirkgate + 16 Coatfield Lane
1870	24 Kirkgate + 27 Coatfield Lane	3 Albany Street
1875	24 Kirkgate + 27 Coatfield Lane	7 Albany Street
1880	Mill of Comrie, Comrie	17B Bowling Green Street
1885		15 Bowling Green Street
1890-94	Pirrie Street	26 Bowling Green Street
1895-96	Pirrie Street	Pirrie Street
1897-99	19+21 Pirrie Street	20 Pirrie Street
1900	19 Pirrie Street	20 Pirrie Street
1905		?
1910		1B Summerside Place
1915

Charles Spinks

Another Photo

Kim Traynor also sent me another photograph of Charles Spinks workers.

I think this photo may be older than the one at the top of this page, because in this one, Charles Spinks appear to have no neighbours on their right. They have neighbours in the photo at the top of the page.

In both photos, one of the men is holding a two-handled saw. Is it the same man in each photo, and if so, how much younger does he look in this photo than in the photo at the top of the page?