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Leith Academy, Edinburgh, aerial view
Unknown, 1973, Photograph
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Leith Academy, Edinburgh, aerial view
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10711
Title
Leith Academy, Edinburgh, aerial view
Description
The large building of Leith Academy Secondary School appears centrally in an aerial photograph of an area of Leith. Below the school is an area of park and undeveloped land and across the road on the other side is residential housing, industrial buildings and a train line.
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Unknown
Date
1973
Size
19.5 x 25.1 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This image is part of the Aerofilms collection and is reproduced by kind permission of the
Historic Environment Scotland
.
Leith Academy took on this name in 1888, but the history of the school stretches back well into the 16th century. The school, initially known as Leith Grammar, was housed at various locations in the area until a purpose built schoolhouse was erected on the west side of Leith Links in 1806. This building was demolished around 1896 and replaced by larger premises on the same site, designed by George Craig. This building, completed in 1898, now houses Leith Primary. An increasing intake of students forced the school to move again to a new building on Duke Street, completed in 1931. This site was in turn abandoned for a new building on Academy Park, immediately to the east of Easter Road, which opened in 1991.
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