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Halfway House, Leith Walk
Unknown, 1890, Engraving, Reproduction
Halfway House, Leith Walk
Halfway House, Leith Walk
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Item no
36293
Title
Leith Miscellany Vol 1
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1890
Size
11.6 x 15.8 cm
Type
Engraving
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Reproduction
Halfway House was halfway down Leith Walk at Pilrig. This was the boundary between Leith and Edinburgh when they were separate burghs. The building was a coaching inn built in the 17th century, serving as a rest stop on the regular coach service from Leith to Edinburgh, which survived in truncated form as a pub until 1981. At the time of its demolition in 1983 the central horseshoe bar was salvaged and reused in the Shrub Bar/Horseshoe Bar to the north.
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Leith Miscellany Vol I
ReDrawing Edinburgh: Edinburgh in 1920
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