100 Days of Leith

In response to the City of Edinburgh Council Archive's ReDrawing Edinburgh project, Leith organisations have come together to mark 100 years since the Burgh of Leith was amalgamated with the City of Edinburgh.  

The amalgamation was highly contentious and opposed by Leith Town Council who ran a lightning 'plebiscite' (a public referendum) with the Leith Observer newspaper returning a clear 'No' vote to the proposal. The people's vote was not however enough to prevent the Act coming into force and Leith was duly amalgamated, generating strong feelings of resentment amongst Leithers which are detectable to this day!

The Boundaries Extension and Tramways Act 1920 was passed in August 1920 and the first meeting of all eight areas amalgamated into the enlarged Edinburgh Town Council took place on 5th November 1920. In 100 Days of Leith we will be counting down to the fateful centenary by publishing the people's choices about what makes Leith special.

Take part in our version of a plebiscite 100 years on by nominating the people, places and objects that YOU believe make Leith special....(click the Nominate Now link below)

NOMINATE NOW!

The steering group for 100 Days of Leith is a sub-group of Leith Culture and Heritage Group, chaired by Leith Trust and includes the following Leith organisations: Leith Civic Trust, Leith Trust, Scottish Historic Buildings Trust, Yard Heads Theatre and Film co, Cinetopia, SS Explorer Preservation Society, LeithLate, Leith Walks (walking tours), South Leith Parish Church, Citizen Curator, Leith Festival.

Visit and like our page on facebook at facebook.com/LeithForEver where the exhibition and posts about other activity relating to the centenary will take place.