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Around Edinburgh

Granton

Beside the Firth of Forth

Three miles to the north of the centre of Edinburgh

Please select one of the categories below

or scroll down this page to see a selection of photos
1.

Cars, Lorries, Buses

Built at Granton

A Madelvic '5-wheel' electric car built at Granton, 1898-1900 ©
2.

Edinburgh Waterfront

maps

Edinburgh Waterfront - Waterfront Avenue, photographed four days after it opened ©
3.

Edinburgh Waterfront 

photos

Edinburgh Waterfront - Victorian Station Building - 30 June 2004 ©
4.

Granton Castle

Postcard - Publisher unidentified - Granton Castle ©
5.

Granton Eastern Breakwater

Around Edinburgh - Postcard by W Smith, Goldenacre - Head of Granton Breakwater ©
6.

Granton Harbour

Engraving from "Old & New Edinburgh - Granton Harbour - hand coloured ©
7.

Granton Middle Pier

Edinburgh Waterfront - Central Pier at Granton Harbour on a misty afternoon - 4 August 2002 ©
8.

Granton Railways

Zoom-in to a photograph of Granton Road Station - 1934 ©
9.

Granton Square

Looking down on Granton Square and across to Granton Harbour - possibly about 1950 ©
10.

Granton Trams

Trams at Granton Square ©
11.

Lower Granton Road

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - Looking to the east along Lower Granton Road ©
12.

United Wire Works

Edinburgh at Work - United Wire Works ©
13.

Views

from Granton Harbour
and Granton Beach

Postcard by W Smith, Goldenacre - Looking to Lower Granton Road from Granton Beach - with legends added ©

  

Granton Middle Pier

Where is it? - Photograph of a railway line and a pram. Answer: Granton Middle Pier ©

Granton Middle Pier - 1948

Edinburgh Railways - Granton Square - 1955 ©

Granton Middle Pier - 1955

   Looking from the shore of Granton Western Harbour towards Granton Middle Pier - c. 1938 ©

Granton Middle Pier - c.1938

Trawler, believed to be at Middle Pier, Granton Harbour ©

Granton Middle Pier - Trawler GN11

Edinburgh Waterfront - Central Pier at Granton Harbour on a misty afternoon - 4 August 2002 ©

Please click the image above for
recent photos of Granton Middle Pier

 

Granton Square

and the foot of Granton Road

Looking down on Granton Square and across to Granton Harbour - possibly about 1950 ©

Granton Square

Around 1950

©

Granton Square

1955

Granton Square - March 2007 ©

Granton Square

2007

Granton Square - Looking down Middle Pier towards Granton Harbour ©

Granton Square

2007

Looking down on Granton Square in the snow ©

Granton Square

2009

Lothian Buses - Terminus - Granton - Route 19 ©

Granton Square

2007

Lothian Buses - Terminus - Granton - Route 19 ©

Granton Square

2009

Trams at Granton Square - zoom-in ©

Granton Square

Around 1950

Trams at Granton Square ©

Granton Square

Around 1950

J M Postcard - Caledonia Series - Granton Square ©

Postcard

Granton Square

Granton Church at the foot of Granton Road, close to Granton Square - Postcard, posted 1909 ©

Postcard:  posted 1909

Granton Church

More Photos:  Near Granton Square

 

Granton Harbour

and

Granton Beach

Engraving from "Old & New Edinburgh - Granton Harbour - hand coloured ©

postcards, photos, engravings and sketches of Granton Harbour

  

Granton Eastern Breakwater

Photographs

November 1976

Granton Breakwater - September 2002 ©

Granton Breakwater - September 2002 ©

 

Granton Eastern Breakwater

Photographs

September / October 2002

Granton Breakwater - September 2002 ©

Granton Breakwater - Fishing - 8 September 2002 ©

High Tide at Granton Breakwater - 8 September 2002 ©

Granton Breakwater - 8 September 2002 ©

Granton's Eastern Breakwater - A busy scene on a fine Autumn day - 6 Octppber 2002 ©

Granton's Eastern Breakwater - A busy scene on a fine Autumn day - 6 Octppber 2002 ©

July 2004

The remains of the old wooden pier at the end of Granton Harbour.'s Eastern Breakwater ©

Approaching the end of Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Looking to the west from the end of Granton Harbour's Estern Breakwater ©

July 2006

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater during a summer storm - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater during a summer storm - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater during a summer storm - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater - July 9, 2006 ©

 

Granton  -  Eastern Breakwater

Postcards

Around Edinburgh - Postcard by W Smith, Goldenacre - Head of Granton Breakwater ©

POSTCARD

Eastern Breakwater

J M Postcard - Caledonia Series - Granton Breakwater and East Harbouro ©

POSTCARD

Breakwater + East Harbour

J M Postcard - Caledonia Series - Granton Breakwater and East Harbouro ©

POSTCARD

Breakwater + East Harbour

 

Lower Granton Road

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - Looking to the east along Lower Granton Road ©      Zoom-in to detail on a postcard by an unidentified publisher - Looking to the east along Lower Granton Road ©

Looking east

 

Granton Castle

Postcard - Publisher unidentified - Granton Castle ©

Granton Castle

 

Granton Railways

    Granton Road Station - 1934 ©

Granton Road Station

Zoom-in to a photograph of Granton Road Station - 1934 ©

Granton Road Station

zoom-in

Granton Road Station Platform - When might this photograph have been taken? ©

Granton Road Station Platform

Granton Station - Where and when? ©

Granton Station

More Granton Railways:     Railways  -  North Edinburgh

 

More photos around Granton

Waterfront

Recollections

  Granton, Trinity and Wardie

Maps

Granton Harbour

History and Questions

Granton Harbour

Photos

Around Edinburgh

 

 

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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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