2005

NT2776 : A corner of Leith Docks

taken 18 years ago, near to Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

A corner of Leith Docks
A corner of Leith Docks
The working dock offices are in the building to the left. The "Grab No. 1", a dumb pontoon crane is moored alongside. Originally steam powered and built in 1922, latterly worked by compressed air. Is now redundant and will probably be disposed of.

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Category: Historical ship
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Steam ships etc Automatic Clusters: · Leith Docks [114] · Offices [21] · Corner of Leith [13] · Originally Built [8] · Dumb Pontoon Crane [2] Other Photos: · Grab No. 1, Leith Docks - steam engine ·
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NT2776, 650 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 3 November, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 5 April, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 272 769 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.8106N 3:10.0370W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 272 768
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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