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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

 

 

Canongate

 

Engravings  -  Old & New Edinburgh  -  1890

Engraving in 'Old & New Edinburgh - The Canongate Tolbooth ©

Canongate Tolbooth

 Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' Huntly House in the Canongate - front of building ©

Huntly House

 

Engravings  -  Old & New Edinburgh  -  1890

Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' - The Nether Bow ©

Nether Bow Port

 Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' - Canongate Tolbooth ©

Moray House

 

Engravings  -  Modern Athens  -  1829

Engraving in Modern Athens - Published 1829 - The Canongate, looking west ©

Canongate - looking west

 

Watercolour Painting  -  early 1900s?

    Watercolour Painting of Canongate, possibly early 1900s, by Thomas Millons ©

Thomas Millons

Looking east towards Canongate Tolbooth

 

Photo - 1959

   Canongate - Lamp post and parked cars, 1959 ©

Lamp Post and Parked Cars

 

Postcard  -  Early 1900s

Postcard used by Wm Taylor & Co, Broughton Soap Works - Tolbooth, Canongate, Edinburgh ©

Tolbooth, Canongate

 The back of a Postcard used by Wm Taylor & Co, Broughton Soap Works - Tolbooth, Canongate, Edinburgh ©

Back of card
Tolbooth, Canongate

 

Photographs  -  January 2006

Looking to the west up Cannongate from a point below the junction with New Street ©

Canongate

 Looking to the west up Cannongate from a point below the junction with New Street ©

Canongate

 Loking to the west across the back yards on the northern side of the Canongate towards the buildings in New Street ©

Yards behind Canongate

 

Photographs  -  March 2006

187 Canongate

Bible Land, 183-187 Canongate, Edinurgh ©

Bible Land

Bible Land, 183-187 Canongate, Edinurgh - zoom-in to window ©

Bible Land window

Bible Land, 183-187 Canongate, Edinurgh - zoom-in to cartouche ©

Bible Land Cartouche

 

Royal Mile Primary School

formerly

 Milton House Primary School

Royal Mile Primary School (formerly Milton House Public School) from the North ©

April 2006

Royal Mile Primary School - from N

Royal Mile Primary School (formerly Milton House Public School) from the NW ©

April 2006

Royal Mile Primary School - from NW

Police Box and Zebra Crossing outside Royal Mile Primary School, Canongate ©

May 2008

Police Box outside Royal Mile Primary School

Police Box on the corner of Canongate and Cranston Street, beside the Edinburgh School of English ©

August 2010

Police Box on the corner of Cranston Street

 

'Riding of the Marches'

September 2009

Riding of the Marches - Edinburgh, September 6, 2009 ©

Scottish Parliament

Riding of the Marches - Edinburgh, September 6, 2009 ©

Royal Mile Primary School

Riding of the Marches - Edinburgh, September 6, 2009 ©

Aitchison House

 

Other Recent Photographs

  Scottish Veterans' Residences, Whitefoord House, 53 Canongate, Edinburgh ©

April 2006

Whitefoord House

Canongate Church in the Royal Mile ©       Canongate Church in the Royal Mile - Zoom-in (lower centre) ©       Canongate Church in Edinburgh's Royal Mile - Zoom in to Cross and Antlers (upper centre) ©

Canongate Church

The Funeral Procession for John Burns approaches Canongate Kirk in the Royal Mile, March 2008 ©

Funeral Procession

The Funeral Procession for John Burns approaches Canongate Kirk in the Royal Mile, March 2008 ©

Funeral Procession

The top of St John Street ©

St John Street
leading into Canongate

 

Canongate

History

The Canongate is part of Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

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 The Royal Mile leads from Holyrood Palace, beside Holyrood Abbey (established by King David I in 1128 and dedicated to the Holy Rood)

Postcard published by WH, Berlin, with many small cut-out windows and moon, to be held up to the light - Holyrood Palace and Arthur's Seat ©

up the ridge to Edinburgh castle.

Postcard from the P&WM Vello Series - Edinburgh Castle Esplanade ©

The Canongate (named after the Canon's 'Gait' or 'Walk') was originally a separate borough from Edinburgh, though the two were only a mile apart.  The boundary between the two boroughs was half way up the Royal Mile at the Netherbow.

Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' - The Nether Bow ©

Here is a map of the Royal Mile, including the Canongate:

William J Hay - Small leaflet - Royal Mile Map ©

small image

large image

 

 

Full Index

Views of Edinburgh

Princes Street views:
 Looking E         Looking W         Looking N + NE        Looking S

from Calton Hill        Preparing for the Trams        Princes Street Gardens

Other street views:
 Grassmarket         George Street          High Street        High Street closes        Leith Street
Lothian Road       North Bridge       Saint James Sq        Waverley Bridge       More Streets

 

 

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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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