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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 6, 2022 threadinburgh

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

December 4, 2022 threadinburgh

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”

December 2, 2022December 30, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about a Christmas A to Z of Edinburgh and Leith place names (with two letters missed out!)

December 1, 2022December 6, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Interceptor Sewers; how Victorian Edinburgh cleaned up the Water of Leith. Twice.

November 30, 2022December 1, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the problem of sewage disposal in 19th century Edinburgh and Leith, and how something ended up being done about it

November 30, 2022December 4, 2022 threadinburgh

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

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about an A to Z (almost!) of Edinburgh and Leith streets that are named after women

November 21, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Bread Street and whether its name has anything to do with medieval bread or baking

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