History of Leith, Edinburgh

April 30, 2006

Banners of the British Labour Movement

For hundreds of years, organisations that have a marching tradition have made banners in order to identify themselves. This includes trade unions, friendly societies, temperance groups, co-operative societies, Orange orders, suffrage, women’s and peace organisations and political parties, but also non-political organisations like churches, chapels and Sunday schools. Political organisations that did not have a tradition of processions, like for instance the Anti Corn Law League or the anti-slavery movement, did not produce banners. Historians can ‘read’ banners for evidence in much the same way as documents.for more click here

Broadside entitled ‘Execution’

This report of an execution begins: ‘EXECUTION Of ELIZABETH M’NEIL OR BANKS, who was Executed this morning, at the west end of the Lock-up-house, for the Murder of her husband, Peter Banks, a collier at Pathhead.’ It was published by Sanderson of Edinburgh in 1835, for more click here

A list of all the Prisoners who are to stand their Trials before the High Court of Justiciary next Week

This list begins: ‘Just published, a correct list of the 64 Prisoners who are to stand their trials before the High Court of Justiciary during the course of next week ; giving the names and different crimes for which they are charged, and the particular day on which they are to be tried ; taken from the best authority. Printed by Forbes & Co., Edinburgh.for more click here

April 29, 2006

Broadside regarding political change

This broadside begins: ‘FELLOW CITIZENS! AND FELLOW COUNTRYMEN! We rejoice to unite with you in mutual congratulations over the happy event which has this day brought us together. Scotland is now, for the first time, in a situation which realises the aspirations of the best and most enlightened of her sons, – SHE IS FREE!’ It includes a decorative border and an illustration of Britannia along with the words ‘BRITANNIA, based on the Commons, throwing off the Trammels of Corruption’. According to a note at the bottom of the sheet, it was ‘Printed and Distributed in the Grand Reform Jubilee Procession, by the Printers of Edinburgh, August 10, 1832.’ for more click here

A Pil to Tonny Ashton; or, The Play-house Puld Down

This ballad begins: ‘O MY Blood boiles, my Spirit’s all in fire; / Passion’s in pomp, nor can the Flames flly higher: / To sie my Native Countrey gone, / And English dreg lay on the fun’ral stone’. An annotation at the bottom of the sheet suggests that this broadside was published in Edinburgh on the 10th of April, 1728. The price and publisher are not noted. for more click here

Leith Dockers

conditions at Leith Docks including some papers relating to a dockers’ strike, 1945, press-cuttings relating to a dispute in 1956, for more click here

On the RACE of Leith

A. POEM. On the RACE of Leith, Oc. tober, Twenty Second. To the Praise of the. HIGHLAND LADIE. I HEAR a Horse Race lately Run, for more click here

Muriel Spark

Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh in 1918, the daughter of Bernard and Sarah Camberg. She attended what was then James Gillespie’s High School for Girls – a formative time that she considered a most fortunate experience for a future writer. for more click here

Museum and gallery event kicks off in Scotland

A new weekend of creative events in museums and galleries across Scotland kicks off today.for more click here

A Leith family

unknown Leith Family possibly Robert Buchan
This photo was in an old family album. There is no name on the back. I was only given a photo copy of the photo so hence the poor quality. I thought I could at least have it on a Leith site and you just never know who may see it. Maybe one of the ancestors My ancestors who probably it relates to is Robert Buchan who was born in Edinburgh around 1835. He came to Australia and married Margaret Hannah Bain.

with acknowledgement and thanks Kathryn Lucas Australia

 
 

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