German Plane
German Plane brought down on a hill above Dalkeith,c1940
Done when James hoped to secure the marriage of Charles to the Infanta. The coats of arms of both James and Charles can be seen at South leith Church.
2/17/2007
James VI/I with Charles-1625
The Young James VI
The memorial to Darnley,showing the young king at prayer “avenge the innocent blood of the King”
Inverkeithing Museum
The museum was originaly a Fransican Friary built c1350 and now houses the Museum of Industrial history of Inverkeithing and Rosyth
Hairdresser bones up on past ties to corset craft for tribute
IT was a trade that flourished in Leith more than 150 years ago. Ladies up and down the land owed their hourglass figures to the corset-makers of the old port, kept going by a steady supply of whalebone from the whaling fleet.
And when hairdresser Emma Hall discovered one of the earliest owners of her salon made corsets, she decided to pay her a unique tribute. Ms Hall, 27, has teamed up with a modern-day corset-maker to create a range of made-to-measure corsets, on sale from a starting price of £200. for more click here
2/16/2007
Going to the Tournament
Sir Geoffrey Luttrell was a English knight and he is seen setting out for a tournament. His wife is handing him his helmet and pennant and another lady is holding his shield. On the trappings of the horse are seen the arms of the Luttrell family. It is known many English knights attended tournaments in Scotland and at the Tournament which took place below Calton Hill on what is now Leith Walk