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This old map from 1840 shows the path of the Water of Leith as it cuts north & South Leith, with the docks and harbour at it’s end as the river tumbles into the Firth of Forth.
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This well known old picture show’s the Shore and you can just about make out a ship going through the Bernard Street drawbridge.
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A ship moored at the Shore on the Water of Leith, a sight for sore eyes, will we ever see ships tied up at the quay on the Water of Leith ever again, or will it remain a barren stretch of water with a couple of floating offices.
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The Edinburgh Dock in the days of sail & steam date unknown