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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

 

 

Groups

and a few other related photos

Workers

 

A

 

Anchor Inn Roadhouse

   Anchor Inn Roadhouse, 114-116 West Granton Road ©

114-116 West Granton Road

 

B

 

British Ropes

Two of the workers at British Ropes' works at Bath Street, Leith, in 1956 ©

1956

2 workers

Some of the workers at British Ropes' works at Bath Street, Leith, in 1956 ©

1956

6 workers

Some of the workers at British Ropes' works at Bath Street, Leith, in 1956 ©

1956

8 workers

 

Brown Brothers

Brown Brothers Team at Earls Court, 1973 ©

1973

Brown Brothers

 

Bruce Peebles

Bruce Peebles, Edinburgh  -  Winders, 1905 ©

1905

Bruce Peebles

Bruce Peebles, Edinburgh  -  Workforce, 1957 ©

1957

Bruce Peebles

 

Buttercup Dairy Farm

Boys with hens on Buttercup Poultry  Farm, Clermiston, Edinburgh - 1935 ©

1935

Buttercup Dairy Farm

Poultry Assistants on Buttercup Dairy Farm, Clermiston, Edinburgh - 1935 ©

1935

Buttercup Dairy Farm

 

C

 

Caledonian Brewery

   Caledonian Brewery Foremen  -  1966 ©

Foremen - 1966

Caledonian Brewery

 

Canal Banksman

Banksmen on the Union Canal ©

Canal Banksmen

 

Central Restaurant

Central Restaurant, 5 Union Place - Fish & Chips - Party 1957-58 ©

1957-58

Central Restaurant

 

R&R Clark

    R&R Clark, Brandon Street, Canonmills  -  Offices in Brandon Street ©

Offices, Brandon Street

    R&R Clark, Brandon Street, Canonmills  -  Colophon on the office wall ©

Colophon on Office Wall

    R&R Clark, Brandon Street, Canonmills  -  George Berry's Retirement Presentation ©

George Berry's Retirement Presentation

R&R Clark, Brandon Street, Canonmills  -  Depositors in Caseroom No.2, around 1953 ©

Around 1953

Compositors in Caseroom No.2

R&R Clark, Brandon Street, Canonmills  -  Binding Department, Joyce Thomson and (perhaps) Pat ©

Binding Department

    R&R Clark, Brandon Street, Canonmills  -  Apprentices' Tea Break, around 1962 ©

Around 1962

Apprentices' Tea Break

    R&R Clark, Brandon Street, Canonmills  - Jim Cairns, setting type by hand ©

Jim Cairns  -  Setting type by hand

    R&R Clark, Brandon Street, Canonmills  - Jim Cairns, getting a 32 page forme of type ready to go to press ©

Jim Cairns - with a 32 page forme of type

R&R Clark workers on their outing to the Burns Supper 1959 ©

Outing to Burns Dinner in Dalkeith, 1959

 

JP Cochrane

    Employees of J P Cochrane on an outing to Haddington, 1906 ©

Outing to Haddington - 1906

JP Cochrane

    Ninety-one employees of JP Cochrane, golf club manufacturers outside their premises at Murano Street, Pilrig ©

91 workers outside their premises
at Murano Street, Pilrig

JP Cochrane

   One hundred and forty-eight employees of JP Cochrane, golf club manufacturers outside their premises at Murano Street, Pilrig ©

148 workers outside their premises
at Murano Street, Pilrig

JP Cochrane

   Thirty employees of JP Cochrane, golf club manufacturers outside their premises ©

30 workers outside their premises
-  where and when?

JP Cochrane

 

Construction Site Workers

Workers on an Edinburgh Construction Site  -  Around 1947 ©

c.1947

Construction Site Workers

 

D

 

Dean College of Nursing

Dean College of Nursing, Edinburgh  -  Final Year Students.1952 ©

1952

Dean College of Nursing

 

Joe Dolny, Jeweller

Edinburgh Tramways Workers  -  Dressed for Leith Pageant, 1931 ©

c.1970

Joe Dolny, Jeweller

 

E

 

Edinburgh Corporation Transport Department

Twelve Clippies with their TIM Ticket Machines, standing outside Annandle Street Depot in the 1930s ©

1930s

Twelve Clippies

 

F

 

Ferranti Apprentices

©

1952

Ferranti Apprentices

Ferranti Apprentices, Coupar Street Training School, Leith - 1965 ©

1965

Ferranti Apprentices

 

Fishmarket Workers, Glasgow

©

Fishmarket workers, Glasgow

 

Fire Brigade - Lauriston Place

Lauriston Fire Brigade  -  The Royal Wave, 1903 ©

1903

Lauriston Place Fire Brigade - Royal Wave

 

Fire Brigade, Leith

Funeral Procession for Fireman, A Tait, leaves Leith Fire Station  -  September 12, 1946 ©

1946

Leith Fire Brigade - Funeral for A Tait

 

Fire Brigade, Stockbridge

Stockbridge Fire Station  -  New Recruits to Edinburgh Auxiliary Fire Service, 1939 ©

1939

Stockbridge Fire Brigade - Recruits

Stockbridge Fire Station  -  New Recruits to Edinburgh Auxiliary Fire Service, 1939 ©

1939

Stockbridge Fire Brigade - Recruits

 

Stockbridge Fire Station Christmas Party - 1951 ©

1951

Stockbridge Fire Station Christmas Party

 

David Forrest  -  Abbeyhill Grocer

    Grandfather Forrest and Family, at 60th Wedding Anniversary ©

David Forrest and family

Abbeyhill Grocer's Shop owner

60th Wedding Anniversary

 

G

 

Grays of George Street

    A Gang of Workers from James Gray & Son, Edinburgh  -  Photo taken around 1880 ©

Around 1880

Gang of Labourers

 

Gas Board

Edinburgh Gas Dept Fitters  -  1933 ©

1933

Edinburgh Gas Dept - Fitters

Gas Board Day Out  -  1937 ©

1937

Gas Board Day Out

 

H, I

 

Henry Robb

Henry Robb Platers  -  1927 ©

1927

Henry Robb - Platers

 

Hugh Stevenson & Sons

Hugh Stevenson & Sons, Box Makers, Leith  -  1933 ©

1933

Hugh Stevenson & Sons, Leith Box Makers

 

Hospital

Photograph taken at the Royal Naval Hospital, South Queensferry ©

World War I

Royal Naval Hospital, Queensferry

 

J

 

Jaeger Coach Outing

Staff from the Jaeger shop in Princes Street on a coach outing - 1956 ©

August 1956

Jaeger Coach Outing

 

W & AK Johnson

Workers from W & AK Johnson in their overalls.  Photo taken from the company's roof in 1950 ©

1950

W & AK Johnson Workers

 

K

 

Ned Kane  -  Hairdresser

Ned Kane, Hairdresser, and Family ©

Ned Kane,
Hairdresser, Morison Street
with family and friends

 

L

 

Lady Haig Poppy Factory

A Group of Nurses and Workers from Lady Haig's Poppy Factory, 65 Cnaongate, Edinburgh.  Where and when was this photo taken? ©

Where and when?

Lady Haig Poppy Factory

Lady Haig's Factory at the Canongate:  Workers and Visitors ©

When?

Lady Haig Poppy Factory
Workers and Visitors

Lady Haig's Factory at the Canongate:  Men working, one on the guillotine ©

When?

Lady Haig Poppy Factory
Workers, one at a guillotine

Lady Haig's Factory at the Canongate: Ten workers with wreaths ©

When?

Lady Haig Poppy Factory
Workers and Wreaths

 

Large Store

©

c.1918-20?

Large Store - Girls Gargling

 

Leith Bus Depot

Leith Bus Depot - Drivers' and Conductors' children's picnic at Alva Glen - 1965 ©

1965

Leith Bus Depot Children's Picnic
Alva Glen

 

Leith Docks

    Tommy at Leith Docks ©

Tommy

    Thorsten Rasmussen and the Forsyth Family at Leith  -  1965 ©

TR + Forsyth Family

 

Leith Nautical College

Students at Leith Nautical Collect in 1951 ©

1951

Leith Nautical College

Students at Leith Nautical Collect in 1951 ©

1951

Leith Nautical College

    ©

 

Leith Pilots

Some of the Leith Pilots, 1938 ©

1938

Leith Pilots

 

Leith Police

Leith Police - early 1960s ©

Early-1960s

Leith Police

 

Leith Provident Co-op

Workers at Leith Provident Coop, Boswall Parkway, 1935 ©

1935

Leith Provident Co-op

Boswall Parkway

 

Leith Walk Goods Office

Leith Walk Goods Office Staff, 1952 ©

c.1952

Leith Walk Goods Office Staff

 

Lochrin Garage

Thomas Robertson's Workers  -  1932 ©

1940s

Lochrin Garage

 

Lothian Region Council  -  Transport Dept

Lothian Region Council Transport Department ©

early- to mid-1980s

Seafield Paintshop

 

Lothian & Borders Fire Brigade

Lothian & Borders Fire Brigade Fire Rescue Team, Training on Salisbury Crags, 1998 ©

1998-99  -  on the summit

Lothian & Borders Fire Brigade
Line Rescue Team

Lothian & Borders Fire Brigade Fire Rescue Team, Training on Salisbury Crags, 1998 ©

1998-99  -  looking down

Lothian & Borders Fire Brigade
Line Rescue Team

Lothian & Borders Fire Brigade Fire Rescue Team, Training on Salisbury Crags, 1998 ©

1998-99  -  looking up

Lothian & Borders Fire Brigade
Line Rescue Team

 

M

 

McDonald & Muir

Workers from McDonald & Muir Bond, beside where Britannia Spice Restaurant now stands at the entrance to Leith Docks ©

Before 1969

McDonald & Muir

 

Mackie's Buttery

   ©

c.1955

Mackie's Buttery Staff

 

McLachlan's Cooperage?

Was this photo taken at McLachlan's Coopers in the 1950s?  One of he men in this photo is Tom Bain.  Who are the other men? ©

1950s

Is this McLachlan's Cooperage?

 

Marionville Park

Archibald Veitch with friends at Marrionvale Park  -  early 1940s © 

Early 1940s

Marionville Park - retired workers

Was this photo taken at McLachlan's Coopers in the 1950s?  One of he men in this photo is Tom Bain.  Who are the other men? ©

1950s

Is this McLachlan's Cooperage?

Was this photo taken at McLachlan's Coopers in the 1950s?  One of he men in this photo is Tom Bain.  Who are the other men? ©

1950s

Is this McLachlan's Cooperage?

 

Milk Boys

Milk Boys, Leith ©

Milk Boys, Leith

 

Murray's Cooperage

  Workers at Murray's Cooperage, Craigmillar  -  Photo probably taken around early 1930s ©

c. early-1930

Murray's Cooperage, Craigmillar

Workers at Murray's Cooperage, Craigmillar  -  Photo probably taken around early 1930s ©

c. early-1930 (zoom-in)

Murray's Cooperage, Craigmillar

 

N, O

 

Thomas Nelson & Sons

Workers at Nelson's Printers, around 1962 ©

Around 1962

Thomas Nelson & Sons

 

Northern General Hospital

Northern General Hospital Staff  -  At the Gate ©

Early-1990s?

Northern General Hospital

Northern General Hospital Staff  -  Ward 4 Sign ©

Early-1990s?

Northern General Hospital

Northern General Hospital Staff  -  Outside the Cafe, beside the Gate ©

Early-1990s?

Northern General Hospital

 

P

 

Painters

A group of painters - around 1900 ©

Around 1900

Painters

 

Parsons Peebles

Parsons Peebles Apprentices, 1975 ©

1975

Parsons Peebles Apprentices

 

Police

Police from the St Leonard's District.  Photo taken some time between 1885 and 1914 ©

Between 1885 and 1914

Police  -  St Leonard's

©

Edinburgh Police

Edinburgh Police, 'D' Division, 1921 - Outside West End Police Station at Torphichen Street ©

Edinburgh Police, 'D' Division, 1921

Edinburgh Police, 'A' Division, 1922 ©

Edinburgh Police, 'A' Division, 1922

 

Portobello Wave Pool

Portobello Wave Pool Designer, John Tocher, and others ©

Portobello Wave Pool Designer and others

 

P, Q

 

Painters

A group of painters - around 1900 ©

Around 1900

Painters

 

 

R

 

Railway Workers

©

Railway Workers

Locomotive Cleaners at Work

St Margaret's Railway Depot  -  Cleaners and Carriage ©

Railway Workers

Cleaners and Carriage

   Caledonian Railway Engine and Workers, near Slateford, Edinburgh ©

Railway Workers

Slateford

Caledonian Railway Engine and Workers, near Slateford, Edinburgh ©

Railway Workers

Slateford

   Caledonian Railway Engine and Workers, near Slateford, Edinburgh ©

Railway Workers

Slateford

Caledonian Railway Engine and Workers, near Slateford, Edinburgh ©

Railway Workers

Dalry Station Staff

 

Ramage & Ferguson

Shipbuilders, Leith

   Ramage & Ferguson, Leith Shipbuilders  -  Apprentice Platers, 1903 ©

1903

Apprentice Platers

Ramage & Ferguson, Leith Shipbuilders  -  Platers, 1906 ©

1906

Platers

Shipyard Apprentices - 1909.  Are they Henry Robb workers? ©

1909

Apprentices

   Ramage & Ferguson  -  Apprentice Joiners, 1911 ©

1911

Apprentice Joiners

Ramage & Ferguson  -  Caulkers, 1911 ©

1911

Caulkers

 

Refuse Collection

Refuse Collection in Edinburgh   -  1920s ©

1920s

Refuse Collection

Edinburgh

 

Royal Victoria Hospital

   Employees of J P Cochrane on an outing to Haddington, 1906 ©

When?

Royal Victoria Hospital

 

Thomas Robertson

Thomas Robertson's Workers  -  1932 ©

1932

Thomas Robertson's Workers,

Leith

 

Rutherford's Bar

The Bar Staff at Rutherford's Bar, Edinburgh, around 1960 ©

1960

Rutherford's Bar Staff

 

S

 

Sailors

The Crew of HMS Columbine, photographed at Peter McGill's studio, Queensferry ©

World War I

Sailors from HMS Columbine

 

St Cuthbert's Co-op

   St Cuthbert's Coop Football Club, 1911 ©

1911

St Cuthbert's Co-op Football Club

St Cuthbert's Coop Football Club, 1913-14 ©

1913-14

St Cuthbert's Co-op Football Club

    Jimmy Hathaway and the farrier at St Cuthbert's Stables, Grove Street, Edinburgh ©

St Cuthbert's Co-op Stables

 

St Margaret's Railway Depot

   St Margaret's Railway Depot  -  Cleaners at work ©

Cleaners and locomotive

St Margaret's Railway Depot

   St Margaret's Railway Depot  -  Cleaners and Carriage ©

Cleaners and carriage

St Margaret's Railway Depot

   St Margaret's Railway Depot  -  Cleaners on the Steps ©

Cleaners on steps

St Margaret's Railway Depot

   St Margaret's Railway Depot  -  Railway Picnic ©

Railway Picnic

St Margaret's Railway Depot

 

Snow White Laundry

Saughton

1952

   Window of a Launderette advertising Snow White Laundry  - Photo possibly1952 ©

1952

Advert for the Laundry

Snow White Laundry  - Photo 1952 ©

1952

Workers at their Desks

   Snow White Laundry  - Photo 1952 ©

1952

Workers at their Ironing Boards

Snow White Laundry  - Photo 1952 ©

1952

Workers at their Sewing Machines

   Snow White Laundry  - Photo 1952 ©

1952

Eight Workers, looking Happy

Snow White Laundry  - Photo 1952 ©

1952

Eight More Workers, looking Happy

Snow White Laundry  -  possibly 1952 ©

Possibly 1952

Coach Outing from Snow White Laundry

 

Charles Spinks

   Charles Spinks, Sawmills  -  10 men, a horse and a dog ©

10 men, a horse and a dog  -  when?

Charles Spinks, Sawmills

Charles Spinks, Sawmills  -  10 men, a horse and a dog ©

11 men and a dog  -  when?

Charles Spinks, Sawmills

 

David Stevenson

   Workers outside the premises of David Stevenson, Photo (Process) Engravers ©

Photo (Process) Engravers

David Stevenson

 

T

 

Thomson & Porteous

Thomson & Porteous Workers, Leith Street, Edinburgh - December 1907 ©

1907

Thomson & Porteous

 

Tramway Workers

Tramway Workers being innoculated against influenza  -  possibly around 1918 ©

c.1918-20?

Tramway Workers
being inoculated against influenza

Edinburgh Tramways Workers  -  Dressed for Leith Pageant, 1931 ©

1931

Edinburgh Tramways Workers
Dressed for Leith Pageant

 

U, V

 

United Wire Works

United Wire Works Engineers Social Club  -  Engineers gathering around 1973 for their annual outing to Newcastle.  This photo was  probably taken outside the United Wire Works gates at West Granton Road ©

c1973

Engineers gather for their annual
Social Club Outing to Newcastle

 

W, X, Y, Z

 

Whisky Bond Workers, Leith

Whiskey Bond Workers  -  1930s ©

1930s

Whisky Bond Workers, Leith

 

?

 

Edinburgh Workers

Which Company?

14 Edinburgh workers  -  around 1937  -  Which company? ©

c1937

Edinburgh Workers - Which company?

 

Edinburgh Workers

on a cobbled yard or street

©

1937

Who?  Where?

 

Miners

Where and when?

Miners, possibly from near Edinburgh  -  Where and when? ©

2 miners
Where and when?

Miners, possibly from near Edinburgh  -  Where and when? ©

3 miners
Where and when?

 

 

Groups in Edinburgh

Groups of Photographers

Schools

Concerts

Musical Groups

Out of School

Sports Clubs

Other Clubs

Events

Military

Workers

Hill & Adamson

1892 UK Convention

19th Century outings

20th Century outings

21st Century outings

Groups and Outings    All Pages

 

 

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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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