WALK INN
I came across the above photograph in the Trove archive. It records the WALK INN, 300 Leith Walk, Edinburgh. I thought: what name could be better for a pub on … Continue reading WALK INN
Category: Time passes
Time passes. Listen. Time passes: Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
‘The Happy Cappy’
Do you remember ‘The Capitol‘ [Capitol Cinema, Leith]? 8 September 1928, Edinburgh Evening News: 7 June 1932, Edinburgh Evening News: 16 June 1936, Edinburgh Evening News: 26 June 1946, Edinburgh … Continue reading ‘The Happy Cappy’
Silent lament of angels
The Palace Cinema, foot of Leith Walk. 1960 Ordnance survey map: 21 January 1913, Edinburgh Evening News: 4 February 1913, Edinburgh Evening News: 3 October 1940, Edinburgh Evening News: 31 … Continue reading Silent lament of angels
Window Cleaning Stuff
My daughter has recently moved to Leith and her flit has given me an opportunity to explore her new neighbourhood. It has been wonderful to discover that the ‘tired old’ … Continue reading Window Cleaning Stuff
Am I imagining what you said?
AI can never experience what it is to be conscious. AI can never feel. AI cannot hear. AI cannot see. AI cannot experience time. Am I imagining what you said? … Continue reading Am I imagining what you said?
PICTURE FRAMER
Photographs taken in Leith, Friday 26th September 2026:
AYE – chalk graffiti [in sign language]
Based on this Trove image: View of chalk street art on side of tenement building, 2017 [Trove] – Dr Alex G C Hale, Archaeologist, Historic Environment Scotland