Leith Docks

The 23rd episode of The THELMA Tapes takes us into the history of Leith Docks in Edinburgh, with wonderful stories of near death experiences in the Grain silos, going straight from the Bru to 40 years of back breaking work at the Port, being the King of the Cranes, starting to look like your dog and many many more! These audio memories come direct from the workers themselves, looking back into the mists of time.

[@g-plan9future204]

Wonderful memoir of leith docks

[@johnjardine1595]

My father worked in the docks for most of his working life - was known as Jack and was a Sworn Metre and Weigher.

[@jimking3288]

As a teenager in the early to mid 70s even I see a big change in Leith Docks, to me it looks like the ships then were like Dinky toys compared to the ships I see now which are like Tonka toys by comparison !!

[@TheVoodooLion]

Great video but why was the last man talking about dollars? We are in Scotland.