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Around Edinburgh  -  Early Views

Firth of Forth

 

Ferry Boats

 South Queensferry

Forfarshire

Built Dundee 1861. 
On Queensferry Passage
for >20 yrs from 1893

Re-boilered and given
very tall funnel: 1904.
Broken up: 1922

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat, Forfarshire, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry - some time between 1904 and 1922 ©

POSTCARD  -  1904-22
 Forfarshire

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat, Forfarshire, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry ©

DETAIL FROM POSTCARD
 Forfarshire

Dundee

Built Renfrew: 1875.
Re-boilered: 1914

On Queensferry Passage:
1920-1948.
Broken up: 1952

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat, Dundee, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry - some time between 1920 and 1948 ©

POSTCARD  -  1920-48
 Dundee

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat, Dundee, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry ©

DETAIL FROM POSTCARD
 Dundee

Dundee

Built Renfrew: 1875.
Re-boilered: 1914

On Queensferry Passage:
1920-1948.
Broken up: 1952

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat, Dundee, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry - between 1920 and 1948 ©

POSTCARD  -  1930
 Dundee

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat, Dundee, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry ©

DETAIL FROM POSTCARD
 Dundee

Queen Margaret

Built Dumbarton 1934
Broken up 1965

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat,Queen Margaret, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry ©

POSTCARD  -  c.1934?
 Queen Margaret

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat,Queen Margaret, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry ©

DETAIL FROM POSTCARD
 Queen Margaret

Fire Engine, Ferry and Forth Bridge - South Queensferry ©

PHOTOGRAPH - c.1950s
 Fire Engine and Queen Margaret

Robert the Bruce

Built Dumbarton: 1934
Broken up: 1965

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat,Robert the Bruce, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry ©

POSTCARD  -  1934
 Robert the Bruce

Valentine's Postcard - Zoom in to the ferry 'Robert the Bruce' - 1934 ©

DETAIL FROM POSTCARD
 Robert the Bruce

Unidentified Ferry Boat

'Queen Margaret'

'Robert the Bruce'

'Mary Queen of Scots' OR

'Sir William Wallace'

Built Dumbarton: 1934, 1934, 1949, 1956

Broken up: 1965

The Forth Rail Bridge and an unidentified ferry boat on the Queensferry Passage in the 1950s ©

PHOTOGRAPH - c.1950s
Unidentified Ferry Boat

 

Stereo Views

   Stereo view by G W Wilson - An instantaneous view of 'Royal Albert' in the Firth of Forth ©

G W Wilson

HMS Royal Albert

A stereoview of Inchkeith by Archibald Burns ©

Archibald Burns

Inchkeith

 

Around 1900

A postcard by J R Russel of Edinburgh - On the Firth of Forth ©

POST CARD
 On The Forth  -  JR Russell

The Granton-Burntisland Ferry, The "Willie Muir" - photographed by Andrew Young ©

Photograph by Andrew Young

Granton-Burntisland Ferry

W R & S Ltd Photograph from around the early 1900s - Rosyth Castle and the Forth Rail Bridge across the Firth of Forth ©

W R & S PHOTO  -  EARLY 1900s
 Rosyth Castle and Forth Rail Bridge

 

1940s

Crossing from Sqout Queensferry in the 1940s - Forth Rail Bridge in the background ©

Photo taken with a Box Brownie camera

On Holiday from South Queensferry

 

Painting

    The Royal George in the Firth of Forth at Leith - Royal Visit to Edinurgh of either King George IV in 1822 or Queen Victoria in 1842. ©

'Royal George' at Leith

 

Remembrance 

The Great Storm of October 1881

    Remembrance to David Stevenson and his two sons who were drowned at sea in the Firth of Forth in the Storm of 14 October 1881 ©                    Remembrance to David Stevenson and his two sons who were drowned at sea in the Firth of Forth in the Storm of 14 October 1881 ©

David Stevenson and two sons

 

 

Firth of Forth

More Photos

The Forth Rail Bridge and ferry at South Queensferry ©

Early views + ferries

Granton Breakwater - 8 September 2002 ©

Granton

The Forth Rail Bridge - Thumbnail images ©

The Forth Bridges

Queensferry Passage

List of ferry boats
and links to more photos

Granton Ferry

List of ferry boats
and links to more photos

Early Descriptions

South Queensferry

Firth of Forth:     The Coast    -     River Crossings    -   Islands

 

 

 

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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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