January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Lochend Corolite Houses; a one-off experiment in Dutch construction techniques for Edinburgh

January 17, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Lochend Steel Houses; Edinburgh’s first prefabricated houses, why some people didn’t want them and why others didn’t want to build them

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Second Day of Christmas; a Leith Dovecot connection

September 21, 2022January 23, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about Hawkhill (the hill that isn’t there) and Hawkhill House (the house that isn’t there) and the marvellous things that once went on there

September 16, 2022December 16, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Lochend Loch, why it is named after itself and why the Council tried to fill it in but found that they couldn’t

September 10, 2022December 16, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the water supply to old Leith, why it never really worked and what you can see of it today

September 6, 2022November 12, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the de Lestalrics and yet more early history of Restalrig and the Logans

August 29, 2022December 6, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Restalrig, Lochend, the Logans and their place in Scottish History