We are pleased to be able to tell you that the only remaining building from the Leith Shipbuilding era is to be re-opened as an art studio for budding artists to present there work.
This is the only remaining building that Forth Ports at the time never managed to knock down, which was no surprise as it was originally built to sustain attack from German Bombers during the dark days of World War Two.
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| The last remaining building of hundreds of years of shipbuilding at Leith |
Built at the request of the Admiralty to help protect all the many ship plans and drawings that were required to build all the many warships at the
Leith Shipyards of Henry Robb Ltd, such as Corvettes and Frigates for the Royal Navy during the six years of War.
They required a secure facility from the threat of fire from incendiary bombs dropped by German aircraft.
Hell what chance had Forth Ports of knocking it down when the German bombers could not do it.
The building was constructed the same as a traditional riveted ship's superstructure complete with riveted seams and ships portholes.
Also used as a first aid station and latterly as a chemical/paint store it is just good to report that some use has been found for the building.
The building is now some 150m away from where it was originally in what may be the only "Listed" building in Scotland to have been physically moved from its original place. (Read more on the
website)
There are also plans to turn some of the building into a small museum space to show some shipbuilding items from this long almost lost history of hundreds of years of the art of shipbuilding at Leith, Scotland.
You will also see more of what the art group intend to do here at http://www.dokartistspace.org/
