Found an interesting website archiuk.com which is an ordnance survey map of UK from 1888-1913 laid over a current map so you can see what an area looked like back in the day and what’s there now. If you put in EH7 5QG it’s takes you to Easter Road Stadium which is clearly marked on the map on, it looks like there was a stand on the east side of the ground and I guess the rest of the stadium would have been open? Interestingly it is called ‘Drum Park’, never heard of the ground being referred to as Drum Park before! Wondering if this is common knowledge and what the origins of this are if any club historians can help.
Map also clearly shows the ground just inside the Leith side boundary between Leith/Edinburgh.
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17-02-2021 10:48 AM #1
Drum Park
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17-02-2021 10:58 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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The map shows the old stadium is in Leith. The stand is on the east side of the ground.
https://www.archiuk.com/cgi-bin/buil...code=EH7%205QG
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17-02-2021 11:19 AM #5
Drum Terrace is the dead end (geddit?) street that takes you to the Easter Cemetery. Maybe there was an estate or farm with the name in the area at one time?
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17-02-2021 11:53 AM #6
Thanks for posting that. It shows some old street names which no longer exist. My father grew up in the area and would mention them. This map looks like it pre dates the railway line that ran along the back of the stadium and down to where Leith Academy is and the old Leith Central station
Looking at the map there seems to be a railway station on Easter Road.Last edited by gbhibby; 17-02-2021 at 11:58 AM.
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17-02-2021 12:11 PM #7
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old-maps.co.uk is a good resource for old maps. A bit clunky but lots of editions of maps
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17-02-2021 01:52 PM #12
I think Drum Park was what the park was called prior to Hibs taking a lease out on it in 1892 (ish) and creating what is now Easter Road after we had taken a year out for one thing or another, namely having no money and nowhere to play. I think our first game there as a friendly against Clyde.
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Och, you were only a few miles out. No big deal
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17-02-2021 05:37 PM #17
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Dublin Street was originally going to be called Hibernia Street !
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17-02-2021 06:39 PM #18
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17-02-2021 07:06 PM #20
Not entirely related but nearby, the Easter Road end of Albert Street was once called Tait Street, Indeed up until the mid 70s the Post Office was called Tait Street PO and Hibs had a club development shop next door to it, maybe up until we opened the shop under the stand in or around 73/74?
I'd love to strip back what's on those shopfronts to see if there's a Hibernian 'ghost sign' under there. I'm sure I can see green flaky paint.
Another curio entirely unrelated - that Post Office was run by Sean Connery's family and I went to school with a couple of them, Leithers.
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Last edited by gbhibby; 17-02-2021 at 07:13 PM.
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The shop had a hand painted wooden plaque on display that commemorated the 2-0 win v Real Madrid in 1964. This later ended up in the Hibs Club games room and I hope it's still there somewhere. There were also a couple of large framed photos of celebrated Hibs sides.
I used to go in and stare at stuff until they chased me out!
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