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With frequent reference to Ordnance Survey's Town Plan of 1852, we wander the streets of Leith and imagine what these streets were like way back in the old days. As a major port from around 1300, Leith has seen much toing and froing between the land and the Firth of Forth. At the date of our map in 1852, Leith has pretty much expanded all it can, and now looks to the water's edge to grow and develop. In 1852 Tower Street was the edge of Leith. But sometime between our map and the next Ordnance Survey Town Plan of 1876 something happened. Huge walls were built in the Firth of Forth, docks were created, land was reclaimed, and Leith got a heck of a lot bigger. As a major port - indeed, Scotland's premier port - Leith saw way more than its fair share of sailors on shore-leave, eager to shake off those wobbly sea-legs, drink ale, and have fun. Our 1852 map reveals many taverns on The Shore, like the Tower Tavern, the Old Blue Bell Tavern, New Ship Tavern, Royal Landing Place Tavern, and the Old Ship Tavern. Lots of ships, and lots of taverns. And as you wander the streets of Leith today you come upon many narrow lanes or wynds called Timber Bush. This is a warren of narrow passageways, a remnant of a huge market area where timber off-loaded from ships was sold. Nothing better than wandering along narrow cobbled lanes wondering where they lead. One end of Timber Bush comes out in Bernard Street, and there, in our 1852 map, we find even more taverns, like the King's Arms Tavern, the White Horse Inn, and Bernard's Nook (probably a tavern). And let us not forget Carriers Quarters, a pub or tavern that still exists, said to be the oldest unaltered public house in Leith, dating to 1785. But there's more. In Commercial Street, by the remains of the old citadel constructed by Cromwell's forces in the 1650s, we have a small building that is perhaps little noticed or appreciated by those who pass by. For this was once Leith railway Station ... .. or something like that ... .. hard to know for certain if it was Leith North Station, North Leith Station or Leith Citadel Station or any combination of those. But it's there, both on our 1852 map and right there on the street today - a little bit of old Leith, close to the Citadel Port, the only remains of the old fortification that still stands. We end the video in a pub - how unusual is that? It's Teuchters Landing. There we drink ale and talk about the Carriers Quarters pub, the price of beer in the UK, and the horrible effect of drinking too much alcohol. It's all here, in this walk around Leith in 1852.