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

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

November 22, 2022November 23, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Leith shipping owners, their pivotal part in 20th century industrial whaling, the penguins of Edinburgh Zoo and the city’s “homes for heroes”

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about how Scotland’s Hebridean and Clyde Ferries got their name and got their red funnels with lions on them

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about a curious hole in a wall, its former life as part of the Leith Naval Yard and what it has to do with “Mons Meg”

November 7, 2022January 10, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about an early map and illustration of Leith and what it can tell us about the port in the 17th century

October 30, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Clyde Shipping Company, who plied the Irish Sea for 130 years, serving people and cattle alike

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the last voyage of the Battlecruiser “Moltke”; or how a German warship almost destroyed the Forth Bridge after 8 years on the seabed

September 29, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the warships built in Leith by Henry Robb during World War 2 and what became of them all

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the pride of the Granton fishing fleet, the “Netta Croan”, and the heroic rescue of her crew by the Aberdeen lifeboat