East Thomas Street

'Chinatown'

and surrounding streets

 

Brunswick Road

View to the west along Brunswick Road. The first street on the left is East Thomas Street ©

Brunswick Road and
East Thomas Street

South Elgin Street - demolition at the western end, close to Brunswick Road ©

Demolition
of South Elgin Street

Brunswick Road

Horse Chestnut Tree

2009

Horse Chestnut Tree in Brunswick Road. Looking to the SE towards Easter Road ©

Looking SE
towards Easter Road

Horse Chestnut Tree in Brunswick Road. Looking to the SW across Brunswick Road ©

Looking SW
across Brunswick Road

Horse Chestnut Tree in Brunswick Road. Looking to the NW towards Leirh Walk ©

Looking NW
towards Leith Walk

 

East Thomas Street

  No 1 East Thomas Street at the NE corner of the street - 1973 ©

13 East Thomas Street

  Nos 9 + 10 East Thomas Street ©

9+10 East Thomas Street

  Joe Shaw in East Thomas Street, near Easter Road, Edinburgh ©

Frank from
18 East Thomas Street

  Looking east along East Thomas Street towards Elgin Terrace ©

Looking east
towards Elgin Terrace

  Looking east along East Thomas Street towards Elgin Terrace - 1973 ©

Looking east
towards Elgin Terrace

  View from a top flat in Elgin terrace - Looking west along East Thomas Street towards Brunswick Road Goods Yard ©

Looking west
towards Brunswick Road

   Calton Youth Ministry, at NW corner of East Thomas Street, Edinburgh ©

Calton Youth Ministry

   Looking to the SW from East William Street (now demolished) towards the backs of the houses at NOs 1-12 East Thomas Street ©

The backs of
13-21 East Thomas Street

The back greens between East Thomas Street and East William Street ©

East Thomas Street
and East William Street

A young boy and three ladies at East Thomas Street, around 1940 ©

wee boy,    Mrs  Budge,
Mrs. Kelly,      Mary

Three ladies and a young boy at East Thomas Street, around 1940 ©

Effie Kelly,    Mrs Kelly,
Mrs. Richardson,   wee boy.

Children at East Thomas Street, Edinburgh ©

Davie Martin, 
Sheila Mcluskey,
George Keirnan

1953 Coronation Street Party in East Thomas Street ©

East Thomas Street
Coronation Party - 1953,

   Gran Annie Patterson and her son Jacob ©

Jacob + Ann Patterson
in Back Yard of No 6.

Patterson family and bird cages outside No 6, East Thomas Street ©

Patterson family
and bird cages
outside No 6

18 East Thomas Street ©

18 East Thomas Street
after the residents
have moved out

East Thomas Street from Brunswick Road, 1974 ©

East Thomas Street
from Brunswick Road - 1974

18 East Thomas Street from the back green of East William Street ©

18 East Thomas Street
from East William Street
back green

The small park, situated where East Thomas Street used to be ©

Small Park where
East Thomas Street
once stood

Lay out inside No 18, East Thomas Street ©

Lay out inside
18 East Thomas Street

Backgreen wall at 3 East Thomas Street ©

Last remaining relic of
3 East Thomas Street
Backgreen Wall

    Lillian Patterson's Brother on a Pony in East Thomas Street ©

Alexander Paterson on a Pony
East Thomas Street

 

East William Street

  The back greens between East Thomas Street and East William Street ©

East Thomas Street
and East William Street

 

Edina Street

Looking to the west along Edina Street from Easter Road ©

When?

Edina Street from Easter Road

 

 

Elgin Terrace

  Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop, 11 Elgin Terrace on the corner of Edina Street ©

11 Elgin Terrace

  Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop, 11 Elgin Terrace on the corner of Edina Street ©

2007

11 Elgin Terrace

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop, 11 Elgin Terrace on the corner of Edina Street ©

2007

11 Elgin Terrace

... and a few photos from Graham Hutton, a member of the family that owns Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop:

1.

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop at 11 Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh ©

1982

Shop on the Street Corner

2.

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop at 11 Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh ©

2011

Shop on the Street Corner

3.

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop at 11 Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh ©

2008

Ian Hutton in the Shop

4.

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop at 11 Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh ©

2011

Ian Hutton in the Shop

 

South Elgin Street

  Looking to the NE from East Montgomery Place ©

Playground

South Elgin Street - demolition at the western end, close to Brunswick Road ©

Demolition

Group of Children outside 6 South Elgin Street - late-1920s ©

late-1920s

Outside 6 South Elgin Street

Group of Children outside 6 South Elgin Street - around 1930 ©

c.1930

Outside 6 South Elgin Street

Group of Children outside 6 South Elgin Street - late-1920s ©

Doorway to 6 South Elgin Street

 

Montgomery Street

Bowling Club at Montgomery Street, 1955 ©

Bowling Club

 

Recollections of East Thomas Street

Who lived where in  East Thomas Street?

Map of East Thomas Street and surrounding area

   Edinburgh and Leith map, 1940 - East Thomas Street and surrounding streets ©

 

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