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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

 

 

Around Edinburgh

Stockbridge

Stockbridge lies at the northern edge of Edinburgh New Town
about a mile NW of the centre of Edinburgh

 

Old Pictures and Maps

Engravings

Engraving from 'Modern Athens'  -  hand-coloured  -  St Bernard's Well beside the Water of Leith at Stockbridge ©

 Engraving in Modern Athens  -  St Bernard's Well beside the Water of Leith at Stockbridge ©

ENGRAVING - PUBL.1829

Bridge over Water of Leith

Engraving from 'Modern Athens'  -  hand-coloured  -  St Bernard's Well beside the Water of Leith at Stockbridge ©

 Engraving in 'Modern Athens'  -  St Bernard's Well beside the Water of Leith at Stockbridge ©

ENGRAVING - PUBL.1829

St Bernard's Well

Reid Terrace, Stockbridge, Edinburgh  -  an engraving based on a photograph by Ross & Pringle ©

ENGRAVING - 1800s

Stockbridge Colonies  -  Reid Terrace

Postcards

Postcard by R & H Somerville  -  St Bernard's Crescent, Stockbridge, Edinburgh ©

St Bernard's Crescent

J M Postcard  -  Caledonia Series  -  Stockbriudge Free Library and Fire Station ©

Hamilton Place

Old Photos

W R & S Ltd photograph from around the early 1900s  -  Stockbridge ©

Stockbridge - Kerr Street

Transformer from Bruce Peebles passing through Stockbridge in October 1967 ©

1964

Boiler Delivery

Transformer from Bruce Peebles passing through Stockbridge in October 1967 ©

1967

Transformer Delivery

Stockbridge Colonies

Recent Photos

Reid Terrace, Stockbridge, Edinburgh  -  part of Stockbridge Colonies  -  Photograph, 2004 ©

2004

Reid Terrace

©

2009

Reid Terrace

©

2009

Reid Terrace

©

2009

Stockbridge Colonies

©

2009

Footbridge to Bell Place

Other Streets

Please click here to see photos of Raeburn Place taken in October 2009

 

Dean Bank Lane

Recent Photos

   

    Looking east across the Water of Leith to the backs of the buildings in Dean Bank Lane, Stockbridge  -  December 2009 ©

2009

Dean Bank Lane

More Streets

Please click here to see photos of Raeburn Place taken in October 2009

 

Fire Brigade

    Stockbridge Fire Dept - Sandra Cochrane's Dad and Fire Engine ©

Stockbridge Fire Dept

 

Stockbridge Duck Race

The 20th year  -  Sunday June 29, 2008

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Water Wardens take to
the Water of Leith

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Ducks are released into
the Water of Leith

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Ducks float down
the
Water of Leith - 1

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Ducks float down
the
Water of Leith - 2

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Water Wardens ensure
no ducks get stuck - 1

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Water Wardens ensure
no ducks get stuck -
2

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Water Wardens ensure
no ducks get stuck -
3

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Recovering ducks
at the end of the race

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

After the race
Water of Leith

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Drinks in  the
Water of Leith - 1

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Drinks in  the
Water of Leith - 2

Stockbridge Duck Race, Water of Leith, Stockbridge  -  June 29, 2008 ©

Drinks in  the
Water of Leith - 3

Please click here to read more about the Stockbridge Duck Race 2008

 

Hamilton Place

  Former Fire Station in Henderson Row  -  early photograph ©

Stockbridge Fire Station

  Photograph by Ian Scott  -  Former Fire Station in Hamilton Place  -  photographed 1965 ©

Former Stockbridge Fire Station

Old Car parked outsideThe St Stephen's Motor & Cycle Depot, 10 Hamilton Place, Stockbridge ©

St Stephen's Motor & Cycle Depot

 

St Stephen Street

   Confectioners Shop at 51 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge ©

Early 1900s

51 St Stephen Street

  RM Art Shop at 51 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge © 

2009

51 St Stephen Street

 

Maps

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

1844 map

Aerial Photograph  -  2001  -  Section F ©

2001 aerial view

 

More photos:  Around Edinburgh

 

 

 

Links to Other Pages

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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