Editing Leith (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Malmaison Hotel, The Shore - geograph.org.uk - 1537187.jpg|thumb|Former Seamen's Mission, now the Malmaison Hotel]]
After decades of industrial decline, [[deindustrialisation]], [[Slum clearance in the United Kingdom|slum clearance]] and resultant depopulation in the post-war era, Leith gradually began to enjoy an upturn in fortunes in the late 1980s. Several old industrial sites were developed with modest, affordable housing, while small industrial business units were constructed at Swanfield, Bonnington, Seafield and off Lindsay Road. The Shore developed a clutch of upmarket restaurants, including the first of the chain of Malmaison hotels in a conversion of a seamen's mission, whilst the once industrially-polluted and desolate banks of the Water of Leith were cleaned up and a public walkway opened.

Leith's gradual revival was also helped by the decision of the then [[Scottish Office]] to site their new offices in Leith Docks (just north of the old infilled East Dock). The site was chosen as part of a design-and-build competition against other sites at Haymarket and Marionville. It was completed in 1994. The hoped-for influx of well-paid civil service jobs failed to have much local impact as most commute to the office, and only a small percentage venture beyond the confines of the office during lunchtimes.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}  It did further foster Leith's growing reputation as a [[White-collar worker|white-collar]], small business location. Further large-scale service and tourist development followed, including [[Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh|Ocean Terminal]] and the permanently moored Royal Yacht Britannia.

The [[Edinburgh Trams]] light rail line extension, from the city centre to [[Newhaven, Edinburgh|Newhaven]] opened to passengers in June 2023 providing Leith and the new dock developments with a fast and convenient route  for both local commuters and visitors.

[[File:Leith docks SMC.JPG|thumb|right|Western Harbour]]
In 2004 the owner of the docks, [[Forth Ports]], announced plans to eventually close the port and carry out a major redevelopment of the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/business.cfm?id=333702004|title=End of the line for Leith port|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112183738/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/business.cfm?id=333702004|archive-date=12 November 2007}}</ref> The planned development, which was given supplementary planning guidance by the [[City of Edinburgh Council]] in 2004, was a small town with up to 17,000 new homes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4251869.stm|title=Leith set for major development|date=10 February 2005|website=News.bbc.co.uk|archive-date=14 November 2021|access-date=14 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114220851/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4251869.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Area===
One of the areas is [[Timber Bush]] which was originally used as a timber market.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.edinburgh.org.uk/STREETS/welcome.html | title = The Derivation of Edinburgh's Street Names | access-date = 2012-10-25 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120621022952/http://www.edinburgh.org.uk/STREETS/welcome.html | archive-date = 21 June 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Until its amalgamation with Edinburgh in 1920, the southern-most town border was the middle of Pilrig Street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pushed to the Limits by new name |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/pushed-limits-new-name-2470032 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106131948/https://www.scotsman.com/news/pushed-limits-new-name-2470032 |archive-date=6 Nov 2020 |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=scotsman.com|date=11 March 2002 }}</ref>

Expansion in the Georgian era gave rise to streets such as Queen Charlotte Street, named after [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Charlotte]], the consort of [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.edinburgh.org.uk/STREETS/part2/q.htm | title = The Derivation of Edinburgh's Street Names | access-date = 22 January 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120924020407/http://www.edinburgh.org.uk/STREETS/part2/q.htm | archive-date = 24 September 2012}}</ref>