Ship-carpenters' stone, Leith

Category

Library Item

Item no

5224

Title

Ship-carpenters' stone, originally in a house opposite St Ninian's Church, North Leith, rebuilt into a house in Coburg Street

Description

A photograph of a stone carved commemorative plaque on a house in Coburg Street, Leith. The stone has the image of a boat with a female figurehead and two flags on it. The boat has a row of oars on the side. Writing is carved into the tablet above and below the ship, commemorating the carpenters who built the house. Below the plaque is another stone tablet giving details of the moving of the original stone.

Artist / maker

Rushbrook, A. H.

Date

1925

Size

20.2 x 12.4 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

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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Architecture > Architectural features > Stone carvings

Architecture > Monuments > Plaques

Places > Edinburgh areas > Leith

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Water > Boats

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