Leith Street Scenes (1950s)
Photographs donated courtesy of Andrew and Colin Bingham
Father and son both ex Leithers
This sequence of photos are all theirs. Colin, now of Bathgate, answered my appeal for such in
The Sunday Post of 14 September. I am truly grateful
Outside Celebrations in Pirrie Street. Coronation, 1953.
Note the ladies` style footwear
Store Clock. (Coronation 1953)
Sign of the times. No numeral after Elizabeth.
(Scots would not accept the suffix 2 maintaining there was no Queen Elizabeth in Scotland before this time)
Looking down the Walk from Pilrig
NB. Talking of numerals, what is the No 9 doing here? He should be approaching Edinburgh via Canonmills and Broughton Street. I`ll bet he would get it in the neck if an Inspector saw this.
Personally, I think the numeral 10 must have slipped down. This was the 10`s route.
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Remembrance Sunday. 1963 from date of film advertised at the Palace.
Is Alex Sandie in the BB`s pipe band?
Coronation, 1953. Pirrie Street
Meal over now rime for a fag.
Boarding tramcar in Constitution Street outside Palace Cinema for Newhaven
although I see it is only going to Bernard Street.
Kate McGourty`s shop is the one with the sun awning.
North Leith Station (Old Cally) Now demolished and part of Ocean Terminal
Single carriages on the Norther Line to the Caledonian Stn. Edinburgh Comments 1
