image copyright Rachel Windsor

The New Kirkgate shopping centre at the bottom of Leith Walk was opened in 1965 and is named for the Kirkgate, formerly Leith's most important street.

The image shows the old Kirkgate of Leith, and was first published in Edinburgh Old and New by James Grant.


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