The History of Leith

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October 6, 2005

Edinburgh’s finest mark 200 years on the beat

DRUNKEN brawls on the High Street, plagues of pickpockets and, of course, the chaos caused by road traffic – all familiar problems for any police officer working in the city.

And that applied to coppers treading the beat on the Capital’s streets 200 years ago as much as those patrolling our city today – even if the traffic then was of the four-legged rather than the four-wheeled variety. for more click here

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