February 1, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Gibsons of Leith; the enterprising fish smokers who survived shipwreck at the ends of the earth to become pioneers of aviation in Scotland

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the København; the enigmatic Leith-built sailing ship that mysteriously disappeared in the South Atlantic, never to be seen again

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Ratho Rail Crash of 1917; “an unfortunate illustration of the danger of taking things for granted”

December 29, 2022December 30, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Fifth Day of Christmas; A theme of Five and Golden but not rings

December 28, 2022December 9, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Elliot Junction Disaster; a tragic railway crash in the midst of a blizzard that shares its anniversary with the Tay Bridge Disaster

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the excavation of parts of Edinburgh’s old cable tramway system from beneath Leith Walk, what the various pieces of ironmongery were and how it all worked

December 18, 2022December 19, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the early history of trams in Edinburgh, how horses just couldn’t cope and how the city came to adopt cable cars as its preferred means of public transport

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Regent Road; why it had to be built and why the usually infallible Robert Stevenson made a mistake at one end which changed the top of Easter Road forever

December 6, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Edinburgh Corporation Tramway’s 1951 A to Z of Zoo animals advertising posters

December 5, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the wealthy inventor, the Bard, the first steamboat, the paddle-powered Georgian warship, the Kings of Denmark and Sweden and what any of this has to do with turnips