Leith Walk and the Kirkgate

The 29th episode of The Thelma Tapes is centred around wonderful memories the Leith Walk and Kirkgate areas from the 1940s to the 1970s. We hear tales of the Gaeity Theatre, the Alhambra, David Kilpatricks School, living with the Scott Brothers, earning two and thruppence an hour at The Capital and going to the Kirkgate offal butchers to buy the much maligned delicacy of tripe!

[@giggino342]

Thank you for doing this video.. My Mother was born in Leith in 1923. I am have my grandmothers family tree done for my 65 birthday. 💝🙋‍♀️

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

Well done you, I know they can take a lot of time to create ❤ You're very lucky to have one, nigh on impossible to create mine.

[@christinemuir2378]

Wonderful. Bella Snodgrass the newsagent! Our dog Peter went along for the paper every morning, he was famous. That’s where my brother and I got our comics, and sweeties after rationing.

[@jamesinnesmacleod]

We lived in Elbe st in a house my dad was born in number 6a,remember the shop on the corner ,Laurie rylies pub,crawford biscuits what very happy memories

[@markandson2202]

Love this then

[@GeorgeReilly-eu1kt]

I remember the good going to Leith with my mum and dad God bless them both they were the good old time but now it's run down to many drunks and drugs it's a shame it's happening all over the place but there are lots of nice people in Leith area I have not had any problems with the pubs I keep myself to myself

[@havennewbowtow8835]

Grew up in and around my Granny Strachans house in Sheriff Brae, Watched the banana flats go up and the auld Kirkgate come down. Played in and around the tide, brilliant times. Auld May Stewart grannies neighbour used tae feed us fudge and tablet.

[@elainethomson5826]

I used to work in smith and bowman changed to hills pharmacy and then Lloyds pharmacy loved woollys

[@deeppurple883]

people of certain age would not appreciate what these people are talking about. Mostly it's got do with working class and the poor. To have a connection you have to have some memories from those times, it was a experience to say the least. I'm Dublin Irish, we had the very same on this side of the pond. Poverty and class. 🇮🇪🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿