Leith Town Hall

Category

Library Item

Item no

4820

Title

Leith Town Hall

Description

Men sit on hand carts waiting on a cobbled road outside the porch entrance of Leith Town Hall, a grand building decorated with columns and featuring elegant windows. Nearby is the tower of a Church.

Artist / maker

Steele, Adam W.

Date

1870

Size

15 x 20.2 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Leith Town Hall on the corner of Constitution Street and Queen Charlotte Street was designed by R & R Dickson and built 1827-28 Leith Police Station is now located in the former town hall building.

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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Government > Local > City and town halls

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Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

Transport > Land > Carts and wagons

(55°58′24″N, 3°10′4″W)

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