Cables Wynd House, better known as the Leith Banana Flats or as the Banana Block because of its curved shape, is a nine story local authority block in Leith, Edinburgh.Cables Wynd House, better known as the Leith Banana Flats or as the Banana Block because of its curved shape, is a nine story local authority block in Leith, Edinburgh.
Cables Wynd House, better known as the Leith Banana Flats or as the Banana Block because of its curved shape, is a nine story local authority block in Leith, Edinburgh.

Cables Wynd House: Leith's iconic ‘banana flats’ through the years

Love them or hate them, Leith’s banana flats are an iconic part of Edinburgh architecture and history - and now a Category A listed building.

Take a look and see how they’ve changed, and stayed the same, since they were built in 1965.

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