Postcards: Margeorie Mekie - Joppa

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Postcards: Margeorie Mekie - Joppa

Post by Bob Jefferson » 23 Feb 2007, 22:34

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This postcard contained a fold-out series of smaller images, some of which are shown below:

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1914

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1935

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1933

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1906. A.B. Mowat is the shop on the right.

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The tenements on the right were the first to be built in Joppa.

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The Post Office was owned by Mr Flockhart, who printed and sold several postcards of Joppa. To the left is Mr Hill's general store and the Ormelie Bar can also be seen at 44 Joppa Road.

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1905

The old Roman bridge across the Niddrie Burn leads to Brunstane House, which originally belonged to the Crichton family.

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