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Leith Independent Commerce

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

Scrapbook created by BKerr

Shifting Crates Of Bottles At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Shifting Crates Of Bottles At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Line Of Milk Urns At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Line Of Milk Urns At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Women Working On Production Line At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Women Working On Production Line At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Man Operating Milk Treatment Machine At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Man Operating Milk Treatment Machine At Leith Provident Dairy 1930s

Henry Robb Shipyard, Leith

Henry Robb Shipyard, Leith

Leith Provident Float At The Leith Pageant c.1966

Leith Provident Float At The Leith Pageant c.1966

Leith Docks in the past.

Leith Docks in the past.

Present day Leith Docks.

Present day Leith Docks.

Old Tenements And Businesses By The Shore c.1960

Old Tenements And Businesses By The Shore c.1960

Leith History Mural

Leith History Mural

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

Discharging Fertiliser At Leith Docks 1980s

Discharging Fertiliser At Leith Docks 1980s

Tower Place Entrance to Leith Docks 1980s

Tower Place Entrance to Leith Docks 1980s

Dockers Discharging Apples at Leith Docks 1980s

Dockers Discharging Apples at Leith Docks 1980s

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

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

Douglas North & Co, wine merchants van

Douglas North & Co, wine merchants van

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

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

Trawlers In Leith Harbour c.1900

Trawlers In Leith Harbour c.1900

WK Munro Studio Card c.1880

WK Munro Studio Card c.1880

Advertising On Reverse Of Cabinet Card c.1910

Advertising On Reverse Of Cabinet Card c.1910

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

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

Workers At Cran & Somerville Shipbuilders 1924

Workers At Cran & Somerville Shipbuilders 1924

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

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

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

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

Bleaching Department Drying Green Of Leith Roperie c.1906

Bleaching Department Drying Green Of Leith Roperie c.1906

Weaving Factory Engine At Leith Roperie c.1906

Weaving Factory Engine At Leith Roperie c.1906

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

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

Leith Roperie - Cloth Packing Department c.1906

Leith Roperie - Cloth Packing Department c.1906

Women Weaving Canvas At Leith Roperie c.1906

Women Weaving Canvas At Leith Roperie c.1906

Interior Of Spinning Mill For Weaving Of Sailcoth And Canvas At Leith Roperie c.1906

Interior Of Spinning Mill For Weaving Of Sailcoth And Canvas At Leith Roperie c.1906

Leith Roperie - Spinning Mill Engines c.1906

Leith Roperie - Spinning Mill Engines c.1906

Machine Hackling/Combing Of Flax And Hemp At Leith Roperie c.1906

Machine Hackling/Combing Of Flax And Hemp At Leith Roperie c.1906

Engine For The Leith Roperie Rope-Spinning Department c.1906

Engine For The Leith Roperie Rope-Spinning Department c.1906

Leith Roperie Rope-Spinning Department - A Spinning Pass c.1906

Leith Roperie Rope-Spinning Department - A Spinning Pass c.1906

Leith Roperie - Binder Twine Packed And Ready For The Harvest Field c.1906

Leith Roperie - Binder Twine Packed And Ready For The Harvest Field c.1906

Coils Of Rope In Leith Roperie Rope-Packing Department c.1906

Coils Of Rope In Leith Roperie Rope-Packing Department c.1906

Leith Roperie Railway Loading Despatch Department c.1906

Leith Roperie Railway Loading Despatch Department c.1906

Electrically Driven Ropewalk At Leith Roperie c.1906

Electrically Driven Ropewalk At Leith Roperie c.1906

Mechanics Working On Coach At Shrubhill Bus And Tram Depot c.1960

Mechanics Working On Coach At Shrubhill Bus And Tram Depot c.1960

Three Female Employees At Baker's Shop c.1913

Three Female Employees At Baker's Shop c.1913

Two Men Taking Pause From Work At AM Carmichael's In Halmyre Street 1970s

Two Men Taking Pause From Work At AM Carmichael's In Halmyre Street 1970s

Staff Of Edinburgh Roperie, August 1911

Staff Of Edinburgh Roperie, August 1911

Meyer Family Shop And Bar On Iona Street c.1923

Meyer Family Shop And Bar On Iona Street c.1923

Chancelot Flour Mill 1920s

Chancelot Flour Mill 1920s

Man And Driver With Horse Drawn Oil Cart 1920s

Man And Driver With Horse Drawn Oil Cart 1920s

Coopers At DJ McCallum Bond And Cooperage c.1930

Coopers At DJ McCallum Bond And Cooperage c.1930

Coopers At DJ McCallum Bond And Cooperage On Links Place 1930s

Coopers At DJ McCallum Bond And Cooperage On Links Place 1930s

Projector Room At The Capitol Cinema 1948

Projector Room At The Capitol Cinema 1948

Workmates At DJ McCallum Bond And Cooperage On Links Place c.1930

Workmates At DJ McCallum Bond And Cooperage On Links Place c.1930

Group Portrait Staff Of The Capitol Cinema 1948

Group Portrait Staff Of The Capitol Cinema 1948

Fishmonger Showing 'Torpedo Fish' To Young Girl c.1966

Fishmonger Showing 'Torpedo Fish' To Young Girl c.1966

Miele's Fish And Chip Shop 1940s

Miele's Fish And Chip Shop 1940s

Workers At BOCM (British Oil and Cake Mills) c.1920

Workers At BOCM (British Oil and Cake Mills) c.1920

Caley Railway Station 1940s

Caley Railway Station 1940s

Cheers! Employees Of Wine And Spirit Merchants Taking A Drink c.1959

Cheers! Employees Of Wine And Spirit Merchants Taking A Drink c.1959

Two Young Sisters Outside St Clair Works 1925

Two Young Sisters Outside St Clair Works 1925

Whisky Bottlers At William Muir Bond 9, Commercial Street, 1960

Whisky Bottlers At William Muir Bond 9, Commercial Street, 1960

Last Ship To Be Built At Henry Robb's Shipyard 1983

Last Ship To Be Built At Henry Robb's Shipyard 1983

Henry Robb's Last Shipbuilding Contract The Ferry "St Helen" c.1983

Henry Robb's Last Shipbuilding Contract The Ferry "St Helen" c.1983

Women Working On Bottling Line At Invergordon Whisky Bond, 6th December 1990

Women Working On Bottling Line At Invergordon Whisky Bond, 6th December 1990

The Kirkgate / Foot Of The Walk, 19 April 1951

The Kirkgate / Foot Of The Walk, 19 April 1951

Father And Son Of Timber Business Standing By Cabin Of Their Lorry c.1947

Father And Son Of Timber Business Standing By Cabin Of Their Lorry c.1947

Henry Robb Shipyard Advert 1960s

Henry Robb Shipyard Advert 1960s

Off-Licence And Store At Mulberry Place 1900s

Off-Licence And Store At Mulberry Place 1900s

Rope Production - Trolley Cart On Section Of The Ropewalk 1960s

Rope Production - Trolley Cart On Section Of The Ropewalk 1960s

Sisal Twine Production - Yarn Being Delivered To Bobbin 1960s

Sisal Twine Production - Yarn Being Delivered To Bobbin 1960s

Rope Production - Strands Of Sisal Going Through Machinery On Part Of The Ropewalk 1960s

Rope Production - Strands Of Sisal Going Through Machinery On Part Of The Ropewalk 1960s

Rope Production - Sisal Rope Being Wound Into Coils 1960s

Rope Production - Sisal Rope Being Wound Into Coils 1960s

Leith Roperie Display Stand At The New Zealand International Exhibition Of 1906-07

Leith Roperie Display Stand At The New Zealand International Exhibition Of 1906-07

Ferranti Apprentices Couper Street School c.1969

Ferranti Apprentices Couper Street School c.1969

Liston & Brown Fishmongers

Liston & Brown Fishmongers

Salvesen & Co Offer Of Employment Letter For Whaling Expedition To The Arctic And Antarctic 1937

Salvesen & Co Offer Of Employment Letter For Whaling Expedition To The Arctic And Antarctic 1937

Shipmates On Board Antarctic Whaling Ship The 'New Sevilla' c.1937

Shipmates On Board Antarctic Whaling Ship The 'New Sevilla' c.1937

Studio Portrait Newhaven Fishwife Mending Net c.1900

Studio Portrait Newhaven Fishwife Mending Net c.1900

Shopping On Leith Street 1960s

Shopping On Leith Street 1960s

Fishwife At Letham Park Standing In Front Of Chancelot Mill c.1960

Fishwife At Letham Park Standing In Front Of Chancelot Mill c.1960

George Christie Coal Merchant Lorry c.1970

George Christie Coal Merchant Lorry c.1970

Craig & Rose Paint Manufacturer Employees At Trade Fair At Hotel In South Queensferry 1970s

Craig & Rose Paint Manufacturer Employees At Trade Fair At Hotel In South Queensferry 1970s

British Ropes Display Case Showing Details Of Faulty Wire Ropes 1960s

British Ropes Display Case Showing Details Of Faulty Wire Ropes 1960s

Sorting Sisal Leaves For Fabrication Of Rope, Twine, Cloth 1950s

Sorting Sisal Leaves For Fabrication Of Rope, Twine, Cloth 1950s

Edinburgh Roperie And Sailcoth Company Booklet Published For The New Zealand International Exhibition Of 1906-1907

Edinburgh Roperie And Sailcoth Company Booklet Published For The New Zealand International Exhibition Of 1906-1907

Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Preserves Factory Staff, early 1920s

Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Preserves Factory Staff, early 1920s

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