Reflections #: Leith Reflections

Reflections #: Leith Reflections
Jack Gillon, Fraser Parkinson
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Paperback
h234 x 165mm - 96pg
15 Sep 2021 UK
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9781398104167
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In 1560, Mary of Guise moved the Scottish Court to Leith, a site that is now Parliament Street, off Coalhill. Serving Edinburgh' s shipbuilding and repair facilities, in subsequent centuries Leith' s port saw the opening of a new Wet Dock, the first of its kind in Scotland. Leith has played a long and prominent role in Scottish history. As the major port serving Edinburgh, it has been the stage on which many significant events have taken place. From housing the Scottish Court to seeing civil war, being the port of call for royal arrivals and becoming its own burgh, Leith has seen it all. Leith Reflections features an exciting collection of historic and modern pictures that are individually merged to reveal how the area has changed over the decades. Each of the 180 pictures in this book combines a recent colour view of Leith with the matching sepia archive scene. Through the split-image effect, readers can see how streets, buildings, the docks and everyday life have transformed with the passing of time. Local authors Jack Gillon and Fraser Parkinson present this fascinating visual chronicle that ingeniously reflects past and present glimpses of Leith. This book will be of interest to residents, visitors, local historians and all those with links to the area.

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Jack Gillon is a long term resident of Edinburgh and has worked as a Town Planner involved in the conservation of the city' s heritage of historic buildings for around thirty years and has an extensive knowledge of the city' s history and architecture. He writes extensively on the historical heritage of Scotland and has had several books published by Amberley. Fraser Parkinson is a local author who runs the hugely popular ' Spirit of Leithers' page on Facebook which traces the social and architectural history of Leith through old images.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781398104167
Published: 15 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 165mm
Pages: 96

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