Lambs House in Leith

The nights are fair drawing in, but it gave me a chance to blip Lambs House in Leith.

Late in 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots, arrived in Leith and, finding no welcoming party to receive her, made a brief stop at the "house of Andro Lamb ... beit the space of ane hour", before being collected and escorted by coach to Holyrood Palace, to begin her ill-fated six-year-long reign. The Protestant reformer, John Knox, explained the lack of preparation thus;

"The ninetein Day of August 1561 Yeirs, betwene seven and eicht Hours Befoir none, arryved Marie Quene of Scotland, then Wedo, with two Gallies furth of France ... becaus the Palace of Halyrudehous was not throuchly put in Ordour (for hir coming was more suddane then many luiked for), sche remained in Leyth, till towards the Evening, and then repaired thither"

Aye, Leith is very historic.

I hope you have all had a good start to the week.