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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

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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

Painting by Frank Forsgard Manclark, 'The Leith Artist' - Granton Harbour ©
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

   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

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

Granton Middle Pier - 1948

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

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

 

Views from

Granton Harbour

and

Granton Beach

View of Wardie and Granton from Granton Harbour - Post card, c.1904 ©

Postcard  -  c.1904

 

View of Wardie and Granton from Granton Harbour - Post card, c.1904 with legends added ©

Postcard  -  c.1904

 (with legends)

View of Wardie and Granton from Granton Harbour - photograph 2004 ©

Photo  -  2004

View of Wardie and Granton from Granton Harbour - photograph 2004 with legends added ©

Photo -  2004

 (with legends)

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

Granton Beach

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

Granton Beach

with legend added

  

Granton Harbour

Recent Photos

Granton Harbour Panorama - made from six photographs taken on 30 June 2004 ©

Granton Harbour Panorama

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Edinburgh Waterfront - Western Harbour - 19 July 2002 ©

Western Harbour
a selection of photos

Granton Harbour Panorama - made from six photographs taken on 30 June 2004 ©

Panorama

with key

Edinburgh Waterfront - Middle Pier - 19 August 2002 ©

Middle Pier
a selection of photos

Looking down on Wardie Square and Granton Harbour from Granton Road - October 2002 ©

Eastern Harbour
 and Wardie Square

Looking down on Wardie Square and Granton Harbour from Granton Road - October 2002 ©

Eastern Harbour
and Wardie Square

Looking to Granton Eastern Harbour from Middle Pier - 6 Jul;y 2004 ©

Eastern Harbour
 lamp post

  Looking over Granton Eastern Harbour from Middle Pier at low tide on a misty day ©

Eastern Harbour
 misty weather  -  low tide

Granton Harbour - Life Belt and Boat - 6 July 2004 ©

Eastern Harbour
 life belt + boat

Looking to Granton Eastern Harbour from Middle Pier - 6 Jul;y 2004 ©

Eastern Harbour
looking towards Platinum Point

Looking to Granton Eastern Harbour from Middle Pier - 6 Jul;y 2004 ©

Eastern Harbour
at low tide

Granton Burntisland Ferries:         "Leviathan"           "William Muir"

  

Looking Down from Trinity

to

Granton Harbour  and Eastern Breakwater

Looking down on Granton Harbour and Wardie Bay from Trinity ©

September 1975

Looking down on Granton Harbour and Wardie Bay from Trinity ©

June 1988

Looking down on Granton Harbour and Wardie Bay from Trinity ©

September 1987

Looking down on Granton Harbour and Wardie Bay from Trinity ©

March 1988

Looking down on Granton Harbour and Wardie Bay from Trinity ©

May 1988

Looking down on Granton Harbour and Wardie Bay from Trinity ©

January 1988

Granton Harbour - Late Evening - August 2003 ©

August 2003

Granton Eastern Harbour - Late evening ©

July 2006

 

Granton Harbour

Recent Paintings by Frank Forsgard Manclark

   Painting by Frank Forsgard Manclark, 'The Leith Artist' - Granton Harbour ©

Granton Harbour

 One of a series of paintings of harbours around Edinburgh by 'The Leith Artist', Frank Forsgard Manclark - Granton Harbour ©

Granton Harbour

 

Granton Harbour

Old Pictures

   Postcard - Horses embarking at Granton Harbour for manoeuvres ©

   The back of a postcard of horses embarking at Granton Harbour for manoeuvres ©

Postcard

Granton Harbour

William Muir: horses embarking

The Crew of a GrantonTrawler - Blue Bell ©

Postcard

Granton Trawler

Blue Bell

Postcard by Hartmann - Granton Eastern Harbour ©

Postcard - early 1900s

Granton Eastern Harbour

Granton Harbour - A load for a power station arrives from Bruce Peebles in the 1960s ©

Photograph

Granton Harbour

Granton Harbour - Dredger - Photograph by Begbie ©

Begbie Photo

late 1850s

Granton Harbour

Granton Trawler, 'Stewart Boyle' ©

Photograph

Granton Trawler

Stewart Boyle

Granton Trawler, Granton Merlin, operated by Croan Trawlers Ltd and then by British United Trawlers Ltd., Granton ©

'Granton Merlin'

Croan Trawler

Trawlers at Granton Harbour ©

Photograph

Trawlers

Granton Steam Trawler, Daily Chronicle, operated byT L Devlin Ltd, Granton ©

'Daily Chronicle'

Devlin Trawler

A tanlker discharging oil at Granton Harbour in the 1930s ©

1930s

Tanker and railway tracks

The Deep Water Coaling Berth at Granton Harbour - 1930s ©

1930s

Coaling Berth

The Deep Water Coaling Berth at Granton Harbour - 1930s ©

1930s

Coaling Berth

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

Engraving - 1800s

Granton Harbour and Railway

Granton Harbour and Men ©

Early Photograph

Harbour, Buildings, Men

Steam Trawler GN37, Drumsheugh, at Granton Harbour in 1952 ©

Steam Trawler DRUMSHEUGH

GN37 at Granton Harbour

Trawlers in Western Harbour, Granton ©

Trawlers in Western Harbour

 'Waverley Series' postcard by an unidentified publisher Granton Harbour ©

Granton Harbour

 

Granton Harbour

Sketches

Queen Victoria arrives at Granton Harbour on the Royal Yacht 'Royal George' on 1 September 1842 ©

1842

Queen Victoria Arrives

Queen Victoria's arrival at Granton Harbour, earlier than expected, caught the Magistrates and citizens of Edinburgh by surprise. The result was confusion in the streets of Edinburgh ©

1842

Streets of Edinburgh

Queen Victoria departs Granton Harbour on the 'Trident' on 15 September 1842 ©

1842

Queen Victoria Departs

  

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 ©