Sheriff Brae

Leith

Demolished 1915

27 Sheriff Brae, Leith,hole in footway -  1910

©  Reproduced with acknowledgement to Archie Foley, Joppa, Edinburgh

 

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   27 Sheriff Brae, Leith,hole in footway -  1910 ©

 

Sheriff Brae

Location

These two photos are from an old photograph album, with a caption written, presumably for Leith Town Council, written across both of them.

The caption reads:

'Hole in footway at 27 Sheriff Brae  -  Brown's Claim  -  May 1910'

It looks as if Mr Brown might have been one of the first people to make a claim against the Council relating to a hole in the pavement.  I wonder if he won his case!

 

Today

Today, all the buildings in this photo have been demolished and replaced by new housing, except for the church in the background at 1 Sheriff Brae which is still standing and has now become a Guru Nanak Gurdwara (Sikh Temple).

A Gurdwara is a gateway to the Guru:  [Wikipedia]

 

Acknowledgement:  Archie Foley, Joppa, Edinburgh:  January 5, 2010

The photos above are from a series of photos posted onto boards in an old album that Archie Foley acquired a few years ago.  Archie believes that these are likely to be official photos that probably once belonged to Leith City Council.

 

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