Leith Links

Category

Library Item

Item no

38553

Title

Leith Links

Artist / maker

Unknown

Engraver

Unknown

Date

1829

Size

9.8 x 14.0 cm

Type

Reproduction

Leith Links 1829, looking towards John's Place. Golf was not the only activity on the links, the grass was valued as a bleached green. For centuries this had worked to counteract yellowing from storage, from soaking in urine. Bleaching and drying both used to be mainly outdoor activities, and they were closely related. The stretch of grass set aside for these jobs was called a bleaching-green.

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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