Recollections Beaverbank 1940s |
Beaverbank The Beaverbank area of Edinburgh is situated beside the Water of Leith, about a mile to the north-east of Princes Street.
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it. Beaverbank is in the lower centre of this map, to the south of Powderhall Stadium, used for greyhound racing and speedway racing until the late 1990s. This area was once a hive of small industries, but now has been almost entirely redeveloped as housing. |
Thank you to Matt Rooney, New Cumnock. Ayrshire, Scotland, for the recollections below of industries in the Beaverbank area:
Matt Matt wrote: |
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Industries I did like the photos of Duncans Chocolate Factory and the area round there, and well remember the Olden Days when the trams were more common. I worked as a lad with Duncans before moving to Beaverbank Place. There I was an Apprentice with the Foden Agency, Beaverbank Motors, in their Wee Bit Interface. edinphoto.org.uk |
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Thank you to Matt Rooney, New Cumnock. Ayrshire, Scotland, for the recollections below. More of Matt's recollections of industry in the Beaverbank area of Edinburgh appear on these pages: |
Please click here to read about some of Matt's other jobs or here to see an example of Matt's verse and rhyme. |
