100 Days

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Day 64

Day 64 explores the life and legacy of one of Leith’s most famous sons, Chief Constable Willie Merrilees OBE.

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Day 63

We look at the iconic Victorian Swing bridge in Leith which remains the largest standing bridge of its kind in Scotland.

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Day 62

For Day 62 of 100 Days of Leith, Leith For Ever is delving into the past to find out about The Siege of Leith.

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Day 61

Continue our tour with Paul Stewart, a guide from Invisible Cities. Next stop - the Banana Flats.

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Day 59

Kristín Hannesdóttir, the Director at Groves-Raines Architects Studios, shares with Leith For Ever the extraordinary history of Lamb’s House.

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Day 57

Historic Environment Scotland share the fascinating history of the Trinity House Maritime Museum and talk of the outstanding collection of nautical objects kept there.

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Day 56

For Burns Night we take a look into the poet’s ties with Leith through a beautiful article written for Leith For Ever by Yard Heads’ Artistic Director JP McGroarty, “To The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns in Leith”.

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Day 55

Robert Burns Statue in Leith and the Time Capsule recently found beneath it when the statue was moved for Trams works.

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Day 54

Enjoy a glimpse at the old Kirkgate with a short slide show of collected and submitted images and share your memories about the Kirkgate Past and/or Present.

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Day 53

The Scottish Historic Buildings Trust give us a brief history and tell of the restoration of what is said to be the oldest building in Leith, St Ninian’s Manse.

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Day 50

As the weather remains wintry we look back at previous cold snaps experienced by Leithers, particularly 1946-7, excellently recalled in these excerpts from a piece by Frank Ferri.

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Day 49

The invention of the intravenous drip and Thomas Latta, Leith's forgotten medical pioneer.

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Day 48

Take a tour with Paul Stewart, a guide from Invisible Cities, around the Shore area of Leith.

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Day 47

From one of the oldest shipyards in Leith was launched perhaps the best-known ship to be built in the old port. Day 47 is about the SS Sirius.

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Day 46

Leith based arts company Active Inquiry present a glimpse into the story and characters of their new project Layers of Leith.

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Day 44

Join Tim Bell as he provides a brief history of Leith up to 1920 in this video produced for ReDrawing Edinburgh by The Edinburgh City Archives.

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Day 42

Take a look at Deck-the-Walls: Pop Up Christmas Card, featuring beautiful archived footage of Leith and Winters in Scotland, alongside the lovely images and video handed in from our community call-out this month.