Shops, pubs and buskers - The Grassmarket in the 1930s. Tommy Carson
LifeStory
English - December 21, 2020 18:00 - 25 minutes - 38.1 MBHistory Education 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s edinburgh history leith memories reminiscence Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: A journey along the Camino de Santiago Pilgrim's path
Another Excursion to the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh in the 1920s and 30s. Once again our guide is Tommy Carson. Tommy was born in 1922 and lived in the Grassmarket until he joined the army in 1939. He retains an amazing recall of his childhood and early years. Here he gives us a more detailed memories of the shops and businesses and pubs around the Grassmarket. We hear about the buskers, singers and strongmen who plied their trade on the streets. Memories from so far back that are so clearly and evocatively remembered.