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Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

Edinburgh

Fire Stations

and

Fire Engines

 

Fire Stations

Old Photos

Braid Place

  Photograph by Ian Scott - Former Fire Station in Braid Place, 1966 ©

Hamilton Place

  Former Fire Station in Henderson Row - early photograph ©

Hamilton Place

  Photograph by Ian Scott - Former Fire Station in Hamilton Place - photographed 1965 ©

High Street

  Photograph by Ian Scott - Former Fire Station in the Royal Mile - 1968 ©

Lauriston Place

  The old fire station, now a fire station museum, in Lauriston Place - 1935 ©

London Road

London road Fire Station - converted for use by Edinburgh University Settlement ©

 

West Port

   Photograph by Ian Scott - Former Fire Station in West Port ©

West Port

   Photograph by Ian Scott - Former Fire Station in West Port - Photographed 2001 ©

 

Fire Stations

1990s and 2000s

Marionville Drive

   Fire Station at Marionville Drive, Meadowbank ©

Lauriston Place

   Lauriston Place Fire Station - McDonald Road Fire Station - 9 May 1994 ©

Newcraighall

  Newcraighall Fire Station under construction - 26 July 1994 ©

   Macdonald Road

  Macdonald Road Fire Station - October 2005 ©

   Macdonald Road

  Macdonald Road Fire Station - October 2005 ©

   Macdonald Road

   Macdonald Road Fire Station - October 2005 ©

 

Fire Stations to Close?

 

Fire Engines

1950s

Stockbridge

  Stockbridge Fire Dept - Sandra Cochrane's Dad and Fire Engine ©

1960s

Rodney Street

  Fire Engine parked outside the former Ritz Cinema, Rodney Street, Canonmills ©

George Street

  Fire Engine parked outside the former Waterstons Stationers, George Street, Edinburgh New Town ©

1975

Leith Street
facing north

Fire engines facing north in Princes Street. Register House is in the background. ©

Leith Street
facing south

Fire engines facing south in Leith Street. @The Bridge to Nowhere' is in the background. ©

1980s

Howard Street, Canonmills

    Morrison & Gibb, Printers & Bookbinders at Howard Place, Canonmills - 1986 ©

Leith Walk

Fire engine leaving London Road Roundabout in Leith Walk and heading south, close to the top of the Walk - February 1986 ©

1990s

Union Street

     Fire at Union Street, Edinburgh - 13 March 1993 ©

Control Unit

     Preparing the Control Unit - 26 July 1994 ©

2006

Niddrie Mains Drive

    19-25, Niddrie Mains Drive ©

Niddrie Mains Drive

    19-25, Niddrie Mains Drive ©

 

Recent Photos of the Fire Brigade

Please click the here to see more photos from the 1990s onwards, including the fire engines, fire training and the Fire Brigade's Museum.

An old Dennis fire engine in the museum at Lauriston Place Fire Station - 26 July 1994 ©

 

 

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Links to Other Pages

EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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