It’s a historic thoroughfare that dates back centuries, connecting Edinburgh City Centre with the now-fashionable neighbourhood of Leith.
Leith Walk dates as far back as the mid-15th century when historians believe there was a rough pathway following the route of the modern road.
The rampart developed into a footpath described by writer Daniel Defoe in 1725 as “a very handsome gravel walk, 20 feet broad, continued to the Town of Leith, which is kept in good repair at the public charge, and no horse suffered to come upon it”.
The fact that no vehicles were allowed on the route led to it becoming known as ‘The Walk’, and it was limited to pedestrians until the latter part of the 18th century.
When wheeled traffic eventually arrived, it quickly became a busy route – by 1779 a total of 156 coaches travelled up and down Leith Walk each day, charging around 3d per passenger, and taking them from Edinburgh to Leith, which didn’t officially become part of the Capital until 1920.
By the 1960s it was a thriving part of town, bustling with residents and businesses.
Here are 28 pictures to take you back to Leith Walk in the 1950s and 1960s.
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25. Lucky escape
A bubble car involved in a crash at the corner of Lorne Street and Leith Walk in November 1965. Nobody was badly injured in the accident. | TSPL
26. Big winners
Workmen at James Bertram and Son Ltd on Leith Walk who won the Vernons Australian Treble Chance football pools in June 1961. | TSPL
27. Bird's eye view
An aerial view of the top of Leith Walk with Gayfield Square in the foreground, looking west, in January 1963. | TSPL
28. Vote Murray
Independent Liberal candidate Sir Andrew Murray addresses peopel at an open air meeting at the Queen Victoria statue at the foot of Leith Walk during the 1955 General Election campaign. | TSPL