February 1, 2023February 7, 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

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 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

September 26, 2022October 24, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the RMS Forth, the largest ship built in Leith at the time, and how she soon came to be lost on the same reef off of Mexico that sank her sister ship two years previous

September 25, 2022September 27, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the fiery end of the Leith steam packet “Brilliant” and the sad loss of her Master, Cawfield Wade