February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Edinburgh aviation craze of 1910, when local aviators tried – with varying degrees of success – to reach for the skies

January 4, 2023January 5, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Eleventh Day of Christmas; the Pipes of Pipe Street

October 28, 2022October 29, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Portobello’s Marine Gardens in WW2; when an old seaside ballroom was converted into a bus garage before being turned into a factory for building landing craft

September 30, 2022January 4, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about some of the early history of Portobello, the town that bricks built; what it was called previously and why it has a “King’s Road”