A little video showing maps of Leith over time, and displaying how we reclaimed land from the sea to create the Leith of today
In past times, willow was a most important raw material since it was used to make the fish creels which the fishwives carried. There is also a melodramatic Victorian poem about an old willow tree located at Willow Bank which gave rise to the street name. Because of the name, the weeping willow, it was a theme used by many poets including William Thackeray and Lewis Carroll. The author of this Newhaven version is unknown but its enduring significance is encapsulated in the couplet contained in the poem, “When the willow tree withers away, the fishing trade shall also decay.” Part of the poem is inscribed on the wall of the Harbour Inn, a few short steps from here. The ancient tree was protected by an iron railing but, by the end of the 19th century, Mother Nature had run her inevitable course. Now, sadly, the tree and the fishing trade are gone and only the legend remains.
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The sea was red, white and blue ...
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Don't buy fish on a Monday
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George Venters sharing his father's story
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Portobello open air pool by Janis
Seamen's strikers on picket duty outside Leith Docks, Edinburgh (May 1966)
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George Venters remembers watching roseate terns
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George Venters considers how Newhaven has changed and the importance of community
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