John Crabbie & Co. Ltd., 108 Gt Junction Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

4666

Title

John Crabbie & Co. Ltd., 108 Great Junction Street. Interior: fork lift truck with empty boxes

Description

A man in a warehouse drives a forklift truck carrying a load of boxes. Behind we can see wooden pallets with boxes piled on top of them.

Artist / maker

McGarry, Paul

Date

1993

Size

17.4 x 24.6 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Item is dated 19th January 1993

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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Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing equipment > Forklift trucks

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Leith

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