Edinburgh Trams Club
Established 2016
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The Leith Coat of Arms : The arms were granted on 27th February 1889.
The arms show the Virgin Mary and Child seated in a ship with a cloud above. The parish church of South Leith is dedicated to St. Mary, and the ship is for the port and its sea-going trade. The significance of the cloud is not clear; it appears that, during the discussions about the Grant of arms, the Town Clerk's suggestion that what appeared above the Virgin's head (and the ship) in an impression of an old Burgh seal, was a protecting cloud.
Model of a Leith Electric Tramcar.
Source unknown, possibly Minirail Model Rail Show, Edinburgh.
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Edinburgh Trams Club
Established 2016
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