The
Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway constructed a branch to North Leith (Leith Citadel) which was opened on 10 May 1846. It served as a terminus in terms of passenger traffic but a freight-only branch on its west side continued into
Leith Docks. It was designed by
Grainger &
Miller and being one of the earliest railway structures it adopts a Georgian rather than "Victorian railway" style. It closed (except for the side branch) in 1947. It was converted into a pub called the "Steamboat Inn" around 1950 which closed around 1980 when it was then restored by the
Scottish Development Agency as one of the "Leith Project" schemes for community use. ==Today==