25 photos showing Leith as it looked in the 1980s - before regeneration

By The Newsroom
Published 26th Sep 2019, 11:54 BST
Updated 9th Oct 2019, 15:33 BST
Workers from the Henry Robb shipyard in Leith march to demonstrate against job redundancies in April 1983.Workers from the Henry Robb shipyard in Leith march to demonstrate against job redundancies in April 1983.
Workers from the Henry Robb shipyard in Leith march to demonstrate against job redundancies in April 1983.

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.

Much has been made of the social changes that have taken place in the regenerated Leith district in the past few decades. Some refer to it as “gentrification”...

See 25 images showing Leith as it was in its “pre-gentrification” days in the 1980s. For all the latest Scottish news, sport and features click here, or head to our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.

Related topics:FacebookTwitterInstagram