Leithers Icons
Personal stories relating to them. Please note that some of our Icons were outside the boundary but were nevertheless part of our heritage
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Below are portrayed features of Leith that could be classed as Icons of the Port.
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1: The Store Clock 2: Police Station 3: Trinity House
4: Swans at the Shore 5: The Salvation Army Band 6: Victoria Baths
7: Queen Victoria 8: Store Milkboys 9: Alhambra 10: Customs House
11: Old Palace Cinema 11a: Haddock and Chips 12: Mens Model Lodging House
13: Rabbie Burns 14: Furness Withy Building 15: Old Leith Fort Entrance
16: Mill Lane Police Box 17: Wash Hoose 18: Children`s Wing
19: Giant`s Brae, Links 20: South Leith Church 21: Foot of the Walk
22:Boys` Street Rivalry 23: Rail Bridge at Bonnington Toll
24: North Leith Parish Church 25:The Citadel 26: Leith Academy Sec
27: Assembly Rooms 28: King`s Wark (Jungle) 29: Leith Library
30: Balfour House 31: The Docks & Ships 32: Lambs House
33: Pilrig Church 34: Newhaven Lighthouse 35: Porty Open-air Pool and Figure 8
36: Former Central Station 37: Former Leith Nautical College 38: `Porty`
39: Kirkgate of old 40: The Gaeity 41: Puddocky
42: Gretna Disaster 43: Lochend Park & Others 44: State Cinema
45: David Kilpatricks 46: Eldorado Entrance 47: Boundary Bar
48: Peacock Restaurant, Newhaven 49: Former Sailors Home 50: SCWS
51: Leith Caley Station 52: Former JG Thomson Vaults 53: Former Capitol
54: Former Cowans Stables 55:Henry Robbs Shipyard 56: Gable End
57: Easter Road and Hibs 58: Martello Tower (Tally Toor) 59: Leith Colonies
60: Bonnington Bridge 61: The Links 62: Corner Rooms
63: Former St Ninians Manse 64: Former Town Hall 65: Oor Store
66: The Buroo 67: Salvation Army 68: Old drinking fountain
69: Old Air Raid Shelter
and Sounds of the War 70:Junction Bridge 71: Queens Park/Arthur Seat
72: Powderhall 73:Cramond Isle 74: The Red Lady
75: Woolworths 76: Forth Bridge 77: Newhaven Victoria
78:Leith Acad. Primary 79: Bonnington Road 80: Links Place
81: Dr Bells 82: Lochend Primary 83: Trinity Acad
84: St Mary`s 85: Lorne Street Primary 86: Couper Street
St Anthony`s and Balfour St. Schools. Sorry, no photos available
87: Leith Pageant 88:Our Nurses 89: Us Bus Drivers
90: Favourite tram or bus trips 91: Our Doctors, Dentists, etc 92: SS Sirius
93: Holy Cross 94: Regular Visitors 95 Our Spouses
96: Our Lady Samaritans 97: Cemeteries 98: Our Wireless Progs.
99: Our First Job 100:Homemade Toys, etc. 101:Old Ad. Slogans
102: Our Corner Shops 103: Proclaimers 104: St Ninians Primary
Hermitage Primary Our Comics Hearts Ladies Chatroom Leith Lasdies Chatroom
Meaford Reunion 2004 North Fort St School Leith Pageant
Leith Boys Brigade Jean Carnies Pipeband Coronation parties
Mum Stewart 103 Old Leither
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