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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

 

 

East Thomas Street

'Chinatown'

and surrounding streets

 

Brunswick Road

View to the west along Brunswick Road. The first street on the left is East Thomas Street ©

Brunswick Road and
East Thomas Street

South Elgin Street - demolition at the western end, close to Brunswick Road ©

Demolition
of South Elgin Street

Brunswick Road

Horse Chestnut Tree

2009

Horse Chestnut Tree in Brunswick Road. Looking to the SE towards Easter Road ©

Looking SE
towards Easter Road

Horse Chestnut Tree in Brunswick Road. Looking to the SW across Brunswick Road ©

Looking SW
across Brunswick Road

Horse Chestnut Tree in Brunswick Road. Looking to the NW towards Leirh Walk ©

Looking NW
towards Leith Walk

 

East Thomas Street

  No 1 East Thomas Street at the NE corner of the street - 1973 ©

13 East Thomas Street

  Nos 9 + 10 East Thomas Street ©

9+10 East Thomas Street

  Joe Shaw in East Thomas Street, near Easter Road, Edinburgh ©

Frank from
18 East Thomas Street

  Looking east along East Thomas Street towards Elgin Terrace ©

Looking east
towards Elgin Terrace

  Looking east along East Thomas Street towards Elgin Terrace - 1973 ©

Looking east
towards Elgin Terrace

  View from a top flat in Elgin terrace - Looking west along East Thomas Street towards Brunswick Road Goods Yard ©

Looking west
towards Brunswick Road

   Calton Youth Ministry, at NW corner of East Thomas Street, Edinburgh ©

Calton Youth Ministry

   Looking to the SW from East William Street (now demolished) towards the backs of the houses at NOs 1-12 East Thomas Street ©

The backs of
13-21 East Thomas Street

The back greens between East Thomas Street and East William Street ©

East Thomas Street
and East William Street

A young boy and three ladies at East Thomas Street, around 1940 ©

wee boy,    Mrs  Budge,
Mrs. Kelly,      Mary

Three ladies and a young boy at East Thomas Street, around 1940 ©

Effie Kelly,    Mrs Kelly,
Mrs. Richardson,   wee boy.

Children at East Thomas Street, Edinburgh ©

Davie Martin, 
Sheila Mcluskey,
George Keirnan

1953 Coronation Street Party in East Thomas Street ©

East Thomas Street
Coronation Party - 1953,

   Gran Annie Patterson and her son Jacob ©

Jacob + Ann Patterson
in Back Yard of No 6.

Patterson family and bird cages outside No 6, East Thomas Street ©

Patterson family
and bird cages
outside No 6

18 East Thomas Street ©

18 East Thomas Street
after the residents
have moved out

East Thomas Street from Brunswick Road, 1974 ©

East Thomas Street
from Brunswick Road - 1974

18 East Thomas Street from the back green of East William Street ©

18 East Thomas Street
from East William Street
back green

The small park, situated where East Thomas Street used to be ©

Small Park where
East Thomas Street
once stood

Lay out inside No 18, East Thomas Street ©

Lay out inside
18 East Thomas Street

Backgreen wall at 3 East Thomas Street ©

Last remaining relic of
3 East Thomas Street
Backgreen Wall

Lillian Patterson's Brother on a Pony in East Thomas Street ©

 

East William Street

  The back greens between East Thomas Street and East William Street ©

East Thomas Street
and East William Street

 

Edina Street

Looking to the west along Edina Street from Easter Road ©

When?

Edina Street from Easter Road

 

Elgin Terrace

  Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop, 11 Elgin Terrace on the corner of Edina Street ©

11 Elgin Terrace

  Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop, 11 Elgin Terrace on the corner of Edina Street ©

2007

11 Elgin Terrace

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop, 11 Elgin Terrace on the corner of Edina Street ©

2007

11 Elgin Terrace

... and a few photos from Graham Hutton, a member of the family that owns Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop:

1.

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop at 11 Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh ©

1982

Shop on the Street Corner

2.

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop at 11 Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh ©

2011

Shop on the Street Corner

3.

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop at 11 Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh ©

2008

Ian Hutton in the Shop

4.

Hutton's Shoe Repair Shop at 11 Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh ©

2011

Ian Hutton in the Shop

 

South Elgin Street

  Looking to the NE from East Montgomery Place ©

Playground

South Elgin Street - demolition at the western end, close to Brunswick Road ©

Demolition

Group of Children outside 6 South Elgin Street - late-1920s ©

late-1920s

Outside 6 South Elgin Street

Group of Children outside 6 South Elgin Street - around 1930 ©

c.1930

Outside 6 South Elgin Street

Group of Children outside 6 South Elgin Street - late-1920s ©

Doorway to 6 South Elgin Street

 

Montgomery Street

Bowling Club at Montgomery Street, 1955 ©

Bowling Club

 

Recollections of East Thomas Street

Who lived where in  East Thomas Street?

Map of East Thomas Street and surrounding area

   Edinburgh and Leith map, 1940 - East Thomas Street and surrounding 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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