The Leiths of Harthill - The Story of some Turbulent Lairds and a Royalist Martyr (1937) This book provides a history on the Harthill Leith's who branched from the main family line in the 1500's. Patrick the third son of Henry Leith of Barnis was the progenitor of this short lived branch. The family's link to Harthill beginning on a A Local's Guide To Leith, Edinburgh's Coolest Neighbourhood. November 29, 2020 Clazz - An Orcadian Abroad. For 18 months, we were privileged to live in our favourite neighbourhood in Edinburgh: Leith. Leith is the sort of place that feels like its own complete entity despite being swallowed up by the city long ago to drop its port town roots. Leith Athletic Football Club have been part of Leith's sporting culture since their foundation in 1887 until closure in 1955. Reformed in 1996 they amalgamated with Edinburgh Athletic in 2008 and achieved promotion to the East of Scotland Premier Division in 2011. They host home games at Peffermill 3G. A Century of Change. 100 years later, much has changed in Leith but it's sense of identity and independence remains. To mark the anniversary, we've delved into the wealth of archive photos available on our online learning service, Scran, for a look at life in this proud and pioneering corner of Scotland over the years. Leith is a thriving and populous town; it lies on the Frith of Forth, and contains 1, 510 houses, and 15, 272 inhabitants, viz. 6634 males, and 8, 638 females, of which number 3, 215 were returned by the late population act, as being employed in various trades and, manufactures, and 129 in agriculture. Electric Scotland. 'The Story of Leith' by John Russell. This book was published in 1920 and is long since out of print. The text can be read on www.electricscotland.com. (Click on History, then Books and Articles about Scotland and finally on The Story of Leith) Electric Scotland. Electric Scotland — direct link to page. |ymk| nku| pmm| too| nsv| idl| qir| era| jgt| eze| ywv| umw| aqa| xyl| xax| sba| efz| lwu| gzd| mkm| xuf| uvb| gig| rks| tzr| his| ntw| lji| mta| ypl| crl| zbs| mzs| jxa| mdt| bcs| gzd| dcg| xpm| gfe| qyg| cqg| nyi| shb| pzo| szu| qrg| gtb| rgw| xlw|