Interactive website brings Leith as it was in 1892 back to life using historic street map data interlaced with old photographs, newspaper clippings, post office directory listings and people's own memories.

Using historic street maps, vintage photos, newspaper clippings, post office directory data, and people's own memories, Old Leith Rediscovered allows locals to explore Edinburgh's famous port as it was at the end of the 19th century.

The interactive site features a zoomable version of Charles Goad's 1892 Fire Insurance Plan of Leith, which captured the streets and structures of the old Leith in extraordinary detail, giving information on everything from the names of businesses, what they did there and the construction materials used in individual buildings. 

The Goad map is overlaid on a current map of the city of Edinburgh so that you can see how the 1892 Leith compares with the modern-day version.

Premises noted on the map are brought back to life with the inclusion of clickable points of interest that display historic photographs, news reports and information relevant to the time in question.

Users can also select by building type, and have the ability to highlight old Leith's many pubs, banks and restaurants at the click of a button.

You can read more in an article by David McLean published in the EdinburghLive web site at: https://tinyurl.com/3b7pszzu.