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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

 

 

Dumbiedykes  Photos

Dumbiedykes is on the western edge of Holyrood Park.  Read about the name here.

Streets

A - G

including Survey Photographs  c.1959

and Colour Photographs  c.1961-63 and 2004 onwards

Streets A - G          Streets H - R          Streets S - Z

Map

    Edinburgh and Leith map, 1925 - Dumbiedykes and St Leonard's ©

 

Arthur Place

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Arthur Place - Mid and East Tenement Ends ©

 Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Between Mid and West Arthur Place © Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Between Mid and West Arthur Place ©

 

Arthur Street

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Arthur Street with lemonade lorry ©

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Prospect Place ©

Photographs of Dumbiedykes around 1961-63 - Arthur Street Brae ©

Photographs of Dumbiedykes around 1961-63 - Arthur Street - Final stages of demolition ©

Cobbles at the top of Arthur Street, now named New Arthur Place ©

 

Beaumont Place

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Demolition of Beaumont Place ©

Demolition

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Demolition of the Penny Tenement in Beaumont Place ©

After demolition

Inspecting the damage at Beaumont Place and Dalrymple Place - November 1959 ©

Beside the Penny Tenement

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Beaumond Place after the demolition ©

After demolition

See also:  Edinburgh Old Town Recollections  -  'The Penny Tenement'

 

Brown Street

2006

Brown Street, Dumbiedykes - Photograph 1006 ©

 

Carnegie Street

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Carn egie Street, West End ©

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Carn egie Street,Nos 26-34 ©

Inside No 35 Carnegie Street ©

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Inside No 35 Carnegie Street ©

Inside No 35 Carnegie Street ©

 

Photographs  -  1920s

St Leonard's District - 1920s ©

St Leonard's District - 1920s ©

 

Davie Street and Davie Street School

Davie Street, Dumbiedykes, around 1963 ©

 

Davie Street Primary School

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Davie Street School ©

Davie Street Primary School - July 2008 ©

 

Dalrymple Place

Inspecting the damage at Beaumont Place and Dalrymple Place - November 1959 ©

 

Deaconess Hospital

Pleasance

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Deaconess Hospital ©

 

Deaconess Hospital, Pleasance - July 2008 ©

 Deaconess Hospital, Pleasance - July 2008 ©

 

 Dumbiedykes Road

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - Looking to the north down Dumbiedykes Roadedykes Road ©

Dumbiedykes District - Dumbiedykes Road from the front of Prospect Place - 1959 ©

Dumbiedykes Survey Photograph - 1959 - The corner of Dumbiedykes Road and Heriot Mount ©

Demolition of 134-138 Dumbiedykes Road ©

Demolition of 134-135 Dumbiedykes Road ©

Demolition of 134-135 Dumbiedykes Road ©

Day Nursery at 69 Dumbiedykes Road ©

 Demolition of 134-138 Dumbiedykes Road ©

Day Nursery at 69 Dumbiedykes Road ©

 Dumbiedykes Survey Photographs - 1959 Survey - Dumbiedykes Road ©

Photographs of Dumbiedykes around 1961-63 - Dumbiedykes Road ©

 Photographs of Dumbiedykes around 1961-63 - Heriot Mount and Dumbiedykes ©

Pat Ramage on the Second Balcony at 34 Dumbiedykes Road, around 1955 ©

 Three workers from William Waugh, Metal Merchants, 6 and 8, Dumbiedykes Road ©

Dumbiedykes Road - no traffic, just a pram. ©

 Elizabeth Bottomley and Jean Aithie on the Green outside 42 Dumbiedykes Road in the mid-1950s ©

The Big Green, seen from the greens in front of 'The Balconies', Dumbiedykes Road ©

 Looking towards 'The Plantations' from Dumbiedykes Road after 'The Brickies' had been demolished. ©

Linda Graham, aged 4, standing on the steps to the houses in Dumbiedykes Road, near the 'Big Green' ©

Looking down on Dumbiedykes from a path through Holyrood Park leading from James Clark's School ©

Kenny Blackwood and Brian Gilhooley at 41 Dumbiedykes Road around 1955 ©

2006 - 2008

Dumbiedykes Road ©

Dumbiedykes Road from Viewcraig Street - April 2006 ©

Looking to the east to the backs of the homes in Dumbiedykes Road, and beyond to Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park ©

The Entrance to Holyrood Park from Dumbiedykes Road ©

The Braidwood Centre, 69 Dumbiedykes Road - Photographed 2008 ©

 

East Adam Street

Photographs of Dumbiedykes around 1961-63 - East Adam Street ©

 

East Arthur Place

Photograph of Tommy Valance, Jimmy Broadbent and Bella Gold (nee McMillan) in East Arthur Place, Dumbiedykes, 1958 ©

Photograph of Tommy Valance, Jimmy Broadbent and Bella Gold (nee McMillan) in East Arthur Place, Dumbiedykes, 1958 ©

 

 Forbes Street

Dumbiedykes District - Forbes Street - 1959 ©

Dumbiedykes District - Forbes Street - 1959 ©

Dumbiedykes District - Forbes Street - 1959 ©

Forbes Street, Dumbiedykes, around 1956 ©
Recollections of  Forbes Street

 

 

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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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