Leith Walk, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

5077

Title

Leith Walk, Edinburgh

Description

A view looking down a wide cobbled street with tenement buildings and shops at ground level. Street lighting is placed at regular intervals in the centre of the road. A litter bin is placed at the edge of the pavement and a sign on it reads, "This city is beautiful. Please help to keep it tidy".

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1960

Size

15.9 x 20.9 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Leith Walk in Edinburgh is a notably wide street running from the west side of Calton Hill down to Great Junction Street in Leith. It follows the line of a raised pedestrian walkway which ran along the top of an earthen rampart constructed to defend the city against Cromwell's army in 1650. In 1776 this walkway and the road immediately to its west were combined as a single, modern road. This road, along with North Bridge and Leith Street, provided greatly improved access to Leith from Edinburgh.

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Business > Service industry > Shops

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Leith Walk

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

Transport > Infrastructure > Street lights