Tag: Written 2021
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
The thread about the great untold engineering feat of Edinburgh’s 1970s Interceptor Sewers and the grand scheme to clean up the Firth of Forth
The thread about an old gravestone in Leith, the King’s Botanist, a bungled attempt to capture Edinburgh Castle for the Jacobites and a death by “surfeit of figs”
The thread about a Christmas A to Z of Edinburgh and Leith place names (with two letters missed out!)
The thread about the Interceptor Sewers; how Victorian Edinburgh cleaned up the Water of Leith. Twice.
The thread about the problem of sewage disposal in 19th century Edinburgh and Leith, and how something ended up being done about it
The thread about Cammo; how it got its name, who owned it and the curious and curiouser tale of its eccentric and reclusive final residents
The thread about an A to Z (almost!) of Edinburgh and Leith streets that are named after women
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