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Around Edinburgh

Calton Hill

 

Photographs by Thomas Vernon Begbie

late 1850s

    Looking East from the Scott Monument - Photograph by Begbie ©

Calton Hill
from
Scott Monument 

   Edinburgh Prison and Calton Hill - Photograph by Begbie ©

Calton Hill
and
Edinburgh Prison

   Nelson Monument on Calton Hill - Photograph by Begbie ©

Calton Hill
Nelson
Monument

 

Postcards

Postcard by Reginald P Phillimore - Calton Hill near the centre of Edinburgh ©

Reginald P Phillimore

Postcard in P W & M Vello Series - Calton Hill, Prison and Royal High School ©

PWM Vello Series

Hartmann Postcard of Calton Hill and Rock House with a Trade Advertisement for Postcards on the back ©

1870s Photo

 on an early 1900s post card

Hartmann

The back of a Hartmann Postcard of Calton Hill and Rock House - Trade Advertisement for Postcards ©

Advert for Postcards

 on the back of the Calton Hill postcard

Hartmann

Postcard by unidentified publisher - Calton Hill ©

1900s
Unidentified Publisher

©

1930s ?

Unidentified Publisher

Postcard by W &S - Calton Hill - posted 1904 ©

1900s

WR&S

Postcard - Castle Series - Calton Hill ©

c.1900

Unidentified Publisher

 

Stereo Cards

Stereo view by George Washington Wilson - Calton Hill from the North Bridge ©

Calton Hill from North Bridge

G W  Wilson

Stereo view by Douglas - Looking towards Calton Hill and Edinburgh Jail ©

Calton Hill and Edinburgh Jail

Douglas

GW Wilson stereo card - Calton Hill ©

Calton Hill from the south

G W Wilson

Stereo view of National Monument on Calton Hill - Universal Stereoscopic View Company ©

Universal Stereoscopic View Co
National Monument on Calton Hill

 

Engraving - Modern Athens

1829

Engraving in Modern Athens - The Nelson Monument ©

Nelson Monument

Calton Hill

 Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - The New Observatory and Playfair's Monument on Calton Hill ©

New Observatory

Calton Hill

Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - Calton Hill and North Bridge ©

Calton Hill

& North Bridge

 

Engraving  -  Nelson's Pictorial View Book

c1870

Engraving from Nelson's Pictorial Guide Books - Calton Hill from Salisbury Crags ©

Calton Hill from Salisbury Crags

Engraving from Nelson's Pictorial Guide Books - Calton Hill ©

Calton Hill

 

Engraving  -  Old & New Edinburgh

1890

Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' - Looking east along Princes Street towards the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill ©

Calton Hill

 from

West End of Princes Street

 

Advert in 1867 Trade Director

Detail from an advert in the Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory - 1867 - Ritchie & Son, with a view from Calton Hill ©

John Ritchie & Son

View of Calton Hill

 

Recent Photos

 

December 2003

Bonfire and Fireworks after the Torchlight Procession

Bonfire on Calton Hill - 29 December 2003 ©

Calton Hill Bonfire

Bonfire on Calton Hill - 29 December 2003 ©

Calton Hill Bonfire

Bonfire at Calton Hill - 29 December 2003 ©

Calton Hill Bonfire

Bonfire on Calton Hill - 29 December 2003 ©

Calton Hill Bonfire

Fireworks on Calton Hill - 29 December 2003 ©

Calton Hill Fireworks

Fireworks on Calton Hill - 29 December 2003 ©

Calton Hill Fireworks

 

October 2005

Looking up to Calton Hill

View from Greenside Place, beside the Omni Centre looking to Calton Hill ©

View from Greenside Place

 

 December 2005

Fireworks after the Torchlight Procession to Calton Hill

Fireworks on Calton Hill, following the torchlight Procession to mark the start of Edinburgh's New Year Celebrations - 29 December 2005 ©

Fireworks on Calton Hill, following the torchlight Procession to mark the start of Edinburgh's New Year Celebrations - 29 December 2005 ©

Fireworks on Calton Hill, following the torchlight Procession to mark the start of Edinburgh's New Year Celebrations - 29 December 2005 ©

Fireworks on Calton Hill, following the torchlight Procession to mark the start of Edinburgh's New Year Celebrations - 29 December 2005 ©

Fireworks on Calton Hill, following the torchlight Procession to mark the start of Edinburgh's New Year Celebrations - 29 December 2005 ©

Fireworks on Calton Hill, following the torchlight Procession to mark the start of Edinburgh's New Year Celebrations - 29 December 2005 ©

Fireworks on Calton Hill, following the torchlight Procession to mark the start of Edinburgh's New Year Celebrations - 29 December 2005 ©

 

December 2006

Torchlight Procession to Calton Hill

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

 

September 2007

Flying Kites on Calton Hill

At the end of the Edinburgh Festival, 2007

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

Kite Flying on Calton Hill - September 2007 ©

 

December 2008

Torchlight Procession to Calton Hill

Procession to Calton Hill  -  at Princes Street

Torchlight Procession to Calton Hill - December 29, 2008 - Passing along Princes Street ©

Torchlight Procession to Calton Hill - December 29, 2008 - Passing along Princes Street ©

Procession to Calton Hill  -  at Waterloo Place

Torchlight Procession to Calton Hill - December 29, 2008 - Passing along Waterloo Place ©

Torchlight Procession to Calton Hill - December 29, 2008 - Passing along Waterloo Place ©

Torchlight Procession to Calton Hill - December 29, 2008 - Passing along Waterloo Place ©

Calton Hill Bonfire

Burning a Wicker Effigy of a Rampant Lion at the top of Calton Hill, at the end of the Torchlight procession - December 29, 2008 ©

Torchlight Procession reaches Calton Hill - December 29, 2008 ©

Burning a wicker effigy of a lion rampant on Calton Hill, at the end of the torchlight procession - December 29, 2008 ©

Burning a wicker effigy of a lion rampant on Calton Hill, at the end of the torchlight procession - December 29, 2008 ©

Calton Hill Fireworks

Fireworks on Calton Hill at the end of the torchlight procession - December 29, 2008 ©

Fireworks on Calton Hill at the end of the torchlight procession - December 29, 2008 ©

Fireworks on Calton Hill at the end of the torchlight procession - December 29, 2008 ©

 

Beltane Fire Festival

The Story

Photos 2006

Photos 2007

Photos 2008

 

Views FROM Calton Hill

GW Wilson stereo card - Princes Street from Calton Hill ©

Looking to the West

Princes Street

GW Wilson stereo card - Edinburgh from Calton Hil ©

Looking to the West

Princes Street and Castle

GW Wilson stereo card - Edinburgh Old Town from Calton Hill ©

Looking to the SW

Bridewell, Jail and Old Town

View to the SW from Calton Hill - summer 1950 ©

Looking to the SW

Calton Hill and Princes Street

 

Maps and Aerial Photograph

2nd New Town (Broughton)  and  Calton Hill

Edinburgh - 1844 - Map produced for the Society for the Dissemination of Useful Knowledge - Section G ©

1844

Edinburgh Map - 1925 - Section G ©

1925

Aerial Photograph - 2001 - Section G ©

2001

©

2003

Aerial Photograph - Looking to the NW across Calton Hill - 6 December 2003

2003

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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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