The trouble with a place like Leith is that for such a small place it has a huge recorded history going back well over three thousand years and in this short article I will give a very small taste of what I mean. Let us take for example Trinity House which lies tucked away at the back of the New Kirkgate Shopping Centre and faces South Leith Parish Church in what is known locally as the Kirkgate.
The Story of Trinity House
The Port of Leith
A brief history of the Port of Leith itself, looking at how Leith developed into the commercial center it is, and how various industries impacted on the development of the port. (more…)
The Darien Scheme
The story of the creation of a Scottish colony the Isthmus of Darien in Central America. (more…)
Jealousy of Edinburgh
It is an odd fact that when visitors come to Leith they are in a different place from Edinburgh. Somehow, even today, there is a community feeling that just doesn. t exist anywhere else in the city
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