The sealed Knot are here being shown as the the Scot’s Army before the Battle of Dunbar 1650. The Scot’s Army actually did muster on the links before the Battle. The Rev Jack Kellet of South Leith Parish Church is shown dedicating the “Army”
Archive for January, 2007
The Sealed Knot on Leith Links-1983
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007A French Naval Lieutenant c1800
Monday, January 29th, 2007
Naval Cannon of the 18th century
Monday, January 29th, 2007
The Battle of Trafalgar and Leith
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
The redoubtable about to surrender in the closing stages of the Battle and it was from the fighting top of this ship that Nelson was shot.
Cartoon of the Battle of Trafalgar
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
This was a popular Cartoon showing an imaginary boarding of HMS Temeraire which was thought to have been boarded but wasn’t. A number of Leith seamen are known to have taken part in the Battle.
The Trafalgar Veteran
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Junction Road Church was known in its early days as “a great Kirk for Captains and Company Porters” the broad beliefs of the Relief Church held at the time of such bigotry seemingly commending it to this class of enterprising, independent men.
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Leith Historian-Dr James Marshall
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Pictured here at the last service which he conducted in 1991 at South Leith Parish Church
Seamen being impressed for the Royal Navy Late 18th century
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
Leith and John Paul Jones
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
John Paul Jones atacked Leith in 1779
Castle Gogar
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
