North Berwick
North Berwick photos (15 available)
North Berwick maps (1 available)
Map of East Lothian
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
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North Berwick books (2 available)
- 10 photos on North Berwick appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of North Berwick
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North Berwick memories
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St James Church, Leith, Edinburgh EH6
I now live in Houston, Texas, USA. My birth certificate has a written record of my being baptized in St James Church in Leith, but I cannot find any record of the church, which was near Gt Junction Street, Leith. Thanks. Morty Grant, born in Lapicide Place, Leith.
A memory of Edinburgh contributed by Morton Grant
grandfathers birthplace
never saw him
A memory of Edinburgh contributed by john dunn
My father was a Drummer Boy
My father was a Drummer Boy in Edinburgh Castle when he was 14 in 1915. He threw the sergeant's false teeth out of the window by mistake, he thought it was just a cup of water. But next day when the sergeant picked up the cup and said where's my ---------- teeth , he knew. He did not own up. A mystery never solved.
A memory of Edinburgh contributed by eddie tait
My father was a drummer boy
My father was a drummer boy in Edinburgh Castle when he was 14 in 1915.
A memory of Edinburgh contributed by eddie tait
Extracts From North Berwick & East Lothian books
North Berwick Law rises 612 ft above the town. On the summit is a watch-tower dating from the Napoleonic Wars, and an archway made from the jawbones of a whale.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".
The opening of the railway branch line put North Berwick within easy reach of Edinburgh, making it a popular place for people working in Edinburgh to live; it was also a popular place for holidays and outings.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".
The corner shop is long gone, but the clock tower remains.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".
By the beginning of the 20th century, North Berwick was beginning to rival St Andrews. Prices for rooms and meals at the Marine and the Royal hotels were on a par with the top hotels in central Glasgow and Edinburgh.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".
North Berwick’s popularity as a resort began in the 1840s, but as late as 1859, when HRH The Prince of Wales visited the town, there was a serious lack of accommodation for tourists. The project to build a hotel somehow became involved with plans for a new gas works under the North Berwick Hotel & Gas Company.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".