The Corn Exchange, Leith
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The Corn Exchange, Leith
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 31 Aug 2007
Originally built in 1861 as a marketing hall and the centre of the grain trade, it has since served as the headquarters of the Lighthouse Board, a depot for a scaffolding company, a venue for tall ships celebrations and, for several decades, a public house. In the early 1990s it was unused but has been resurrected and is now an art gallery. I have long been delighted by the finely carved frieze above the windows, which seems to be a celebration of the port of Leith and its trade, with scenes of grain production Image, grain and grape harvest – the Auld Alliance and trade with France, especially Bordeaux Image, the wool trade Image, and general maritime trade Image I have, however, so far been unsuccessful in find any information about the frieze.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.974937
Longitude
-3.160716