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Leith Independent Commerce

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Photos showing the variety of trades that have existed in and Around Leith.

Shifting Crates Of Bottles At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s
Shifting Crates Of Bottles At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Shifting Crates Of Bottles At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Anne Nicol's father, John Baxter, started worki...
Line Of Milk Urns At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Line Of Milk Urns At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Anne Nicol's father, John Baxter, started worki...
Women Working On Production Line At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Women Working On Production Line At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Anne Nicol's father, John Baxter, started worki...
Man Operating Milk Treatment Machine At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Man Operating Milk Treatment Machine At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Anne Nicol's father, John Baxter, started worki...
Henry Robb Shipyard, Leith

Henry Robb Shipyard, Leith

My Dad, John Lyle, was an apprentice joiner at...
Leith Provident Float At The Leith Pageant c.1966

Leith Provident Float At The Leith Pageant c.1966

Donor number: 0449-001
Leith Docks in the past.

Leith Docks in the past.

"Leith Docks was a major hub once."
Present day Leith Docks.

Present day Leith Docks.

The Royal Yacht Britannia and modern yachts for...
Old Tenements And Businesses By The Shore c.1960

Old Tenements And Businesses By The Shore c.1960

From a collection of a member of the Leith Came...
Leith History Mural

Leith History Mural

According to a Guardian article this is one of ...
Discharging Pipes For Coating For North Sea Oil Industry At Leith Docks 1983

Discharging Pipes For Coating For North Sea Oil Industry At Leith Docks 1983

From collection of R Clapperton who worked at L...
Discharging Fertiliser At Leith Docks 1980s

Discharging Fertiliser At Leith Docks 1980s

From collection of R Clapperton who worked at L...
Tower Place Entrance to Leith Docks 1980s

Tower Place Entrance to Leith Docks 1980s

From collection of R Clapperton who worked at L...
Dockers Discharging Apples at Leith Docks 1980s

Dockers Discharging Apples at Leith Docks 1980s

From collection of R Clapperton who worked at L...
Whaling Ships Lined Up In Leith Harbour, South Georgia c.1937

Whaling Ships Lined Up In Leith Harbour, South Georgia c.1937

Eddie Meyer from Leith was a crew member on boa...
Douglas North & Co, wine merchants van

Douglas North & Co, wine merchants van

Before the Second World War broke out my great ...
Two Workers At James Betram's Engineering Works On Leith Walk 1960s

Two Workers At James Betram's Engineering Works On Leith Walk 1960s

Bill Butler (left). James Betram & Son Ltd m...
Trawlers In Leith Harbour c.1900

Trawlers In Leith Harbour c.1900

Donor number: 0107-038
WK Munro Studio Card c.1880

WK Munro Studio Card c.1880

Pitt Street in Leith had several photography st...
Advertising On Reverse Of Cabinet Card c.1910

Advertising On Reverse Of Cabinet Card c.1910

Pettigrew & Amos, Photography Studio, Leith Wal...
Scammell Truck At AM Carmichael's By Halmyre Street 1950s

Scammell Truck At AM Carmichael's By Halmyre Street 1950s

Scammell truck (1947), ex-government stock, use...
Workers At Cran & Somerville Shipbuilders 1924

Workers At Cran & Somerville Shipbuilders 1924

Cran & Somerville was a shipbuilding firm in Le...
Man Mixing Paint At Craig & Rose Paint Manufacturer On Leith Walk, late 1950s

Man Mixing Paint At Craig & Rose Paint Manufacturer On Leith Walk, late 1950s

Robert Noble. Robert was born and raised in ...
Entrance To John Rex & Co Timber Merchant At Western Harbour c.1965

Entrance To John Rex & Co Timber Merchant At Western Harbour c.1965

"The company was started by my father's grandfa...
Staff At Leith Roperie Look On During Visit From Henry Robb Shipbuilder c.1946

Staff At Leith Roperie Look On During Visit From Henry Robb Shipbuilder c.1946

Henry Robb and J Duncan (far left). Miss All...
Bleaching Department Drying Green Of Leith Roperie c.1906

Bleaching Department Drying Green Of Leith Roperie c.1906

Edinburgh Roperie and Sailcoth Company booklet ...
Weaving Factory Engine At Leith Roperie c.1906

Weaving Factory Engine At Leith Roperie c.1906

Edinburgh Roperie and Sailcoth Company booklet ...
Dyeing Of Yarns At Dyeing House Of Leith Ropierie c.1906

Dyeing Of Yarns At Dyeing House Of Leith Ropierie c.1906

Edinburgh Roperie and Sailcoth Company booklet ...
Leith Roperie - Cloth Packing Department c.1906

Leith Roperie - Cloth Packing Department c.1906

Edinburgh Roperie and Sailcoth Company booklet ...
Women Weaving Canvas At Leith Roperie c.1906

Women Weaving Canvas At Leith Roperie c.1906

Edinburgh Roperie and Sailcoth Company booklet ...