Industrial Edinburgh : The Edinburgh Society for the Promotion of Trade and the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers : 1921 : cover
A rather unusual book describing Edinburgh's existing manufacturing industries and promoting the city as a home for others. We often think of Edinburgh as an administrative capital and tourist spot but it is worth recalling that the city, although not heavily industrial in many ways, did have some large manufacturing sectors such as brewing, printing and publishing, rubber, electrical engineering and in Leith, trades allied to the shipbuilding industry. As the book points out - Leith allowed sea access through the port, the city had good railway links and was adjacent to the Lothians coalfield (and shale oil production) that at the time was seen as a distinct advantage for energy.
The book has vatious chapters on facilities, infrastructure, sites and labour. It has a fine map, overprinting on a W & A K Johnston's city map the available sites and railway conenctions. The latter is interesting as it shows both North British and Caledonian lines just before Grouping in 1923 and highlights the duplication as both companies attempted to gain access to the same places!
The title page must rank as having one of the nattiest titles ever : A book issued by the Edinburgh Society for the Promotion of Trade in furtherance of the movement in favour of developing New Industries and Extending Existing Industries in Edinburgh, Leith and The Lothians. The cover has a rather charming and traditional view of the city centre from Salisbury Crags - and witht he belt of industrial sites that included printing and brewing that sat adjacent to the park at this point.
Industrial Edinburgh : The Edinburgh Society for the Promotion of Trade and the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers : 1921 : cover
A rather unusual book describing Edinburgh's existing manufacturing industries and promoting the city as a home for others. We often think of Edinburgh as an administrative capital and tourist spot but it is worth recalling that the city, although not heavily industrial in many ways, did have some large manufacturing sectors such as brewing, printing and publishing, rubber, electrical engineering and in Leith, trades allied to the shipbuilding industry. As the book points out - Leith allowed sea access through the port, the city had good railway links and was adjacent to the Lothians coalfield (and shale oil production) that at the time was seen as a distinct advantage for energy.
The book has vatious chapters on facilities, infrastructure, sites and labour. It has a fine map, overprinting on a W & A K Johnston's city map the available sites and railway conenctions. The latter is interesting as it shows both North British and Caledonian lines just before Grouping in 1923 and highlights the duplication as both companies attempted to gain access to the same places!
The title page must rank as having one of the nattiest titles ever : A book issued by the Edinburgh Society for the Promotion of Trade in furtherance of the movement in favour of developing New Industries and Extending Existing Industries in Edinburgh, Leith and The Lothians. The cover has a rather charming and traditional view of the city centre from Salisbury Crags - and witht he belt of industrial sites that included printing and brewing that sat adjacent to the park at this point.