A poem named "Junction Bridge, Leith"

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Library Item

Item no

38547

Title

A poem named "Junction Bridge, Leith"

Description

Junction Bridge, Leith

I stood on the bridge at midnight
As the clocks were striking the hour
And a scent was wafted toward me
Not sent from a garden bower...

How often! Oh, how often
In the days that had gone by
I had felt that sickening odour,
And had heard the reasons why...

Then I thought of N. Leith parish
And its health I understood
For the river supplied it gratis,
And tainted my daily food...

Artist / maker

Unknown

Engraver

Unknown

Date

1880

Size

7.5 x 12.3 cm

Type

Postcard

A poem named "Junction Bridge, Leith" on the back of a postcard.

Leith is situated in the north of Edinburgh where the Water of Leith joins the Firth of Forth. It has acted as Edinburgh's maritime connection for many centuries, and continues to be one of the UK's busiest ports. It was incorporated into Edinburgh in 1920 having previously been a separate burgh. It is now home to the Scottish Executive's main offices, Edinburgh's Sikh temple, the Royal Yacht Britannia and Ocean Terminal, a large shopping and entertainment complex.

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