One o'clock Gun (Print 2315429) 1960s with the buses and trams

with the buses and trams having to compete for space with cars

when this tram jumped the rails and clattered into the front window of the Watson's Typewriters shop

of Campbell and Hislop

and the magnificent men (and women) in their jaunty jalopies are ready to race for the sun in the Monte Carlo Rally

it was home to Ba-Bru

One o'clock Gun (Print 2315429) 1960s with the buses and tramsThe countdown has begun to the One o'clock Gun. We're three minutes off, and the man in charge is preparing to pull the cord. The whole affair, from clock to firing mechanism, looks a little bit ramshackle, but it must have worked. The gun has been helping Edinburgh folk to set their watches since 1861, when it was introduced to allow vessels in the Port of Leith to set their maritime chronometers. If you are interested in purchasing one of our