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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

 

 

Princes Street

Looking West from

Scott Monument

 

Old Postcards and Photos

Postcard - James Patrick - Castle Series - Princes Street, Edinburgh, looking west ©

POST CARD
 James Patrick

Patrick Thomson postcard - Looking to the west from the Scott Monument along Princes Street ©

POST CARD
 Patrick Thomson Publishers

GDD Postcard - Star Series - Princes Street, looking west ©

POST CARD
 G D & D

Princes Street from the Scott Monument - looking West - c.1880 - possibly by Tunny ©

 PHOTO c.1880
JG Tunny?

Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' - Princes Street - looking west from the Scott Monument ©

ENGRAVING
 Old & New Edinburgh - 1890

Princes Street - View from the Scott Monument of a "tram jamb" in the early 1950s ©

 EVENING NEWS PHOTO
 "Tram-Jamb" in the 1950s

Photograph by Norward Inglis - View to the west along Princes Street from the Scott Monument ©

PHOTO c.1950s
 Norward Inglis

Looking west along Princes Street from close to the Scott Monument ©

PHOTO 1959

Thomas M McGurk

 Photograph by Norward Inglis - View to the west along Princes Street from the Scott Monument - early 1950s ©

PHOTO c.1950s
 Norward Inglis

C&A Modes, Princes Street - Fire 1955, View from Scott Monument ©

PHOTO 1955

The Scotsman

Recent Photos

 

December 2006

Torchlight Procession

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

 Edinburgh New Year Celebrations - Torchlight Procession - December 29, 2006 ©

 

August 2009

View from the Scott Monument, looking west - August 2009 ©

View from the Scott Monument, looking west - August 2009 ©

 View from the Scott Monument, looking west - August 2009 ©

 

November 2010

View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

 

December 2011

Santa Train in Princes Street - Christmas, 2011 ©

Santa Train

The Edinburgh Wheel and Edinburgh Castle - Christmas 2011 ©

Edinburgh Wheel
and Edinburgh Castle

The Edinburgh Wheel and Edinburgh Castle - Christmas 2011 ©

Christmas Eve - 4.12 pm
 Edinburgh Wheel (stationary)
and Edinburgh Castle

The Edinburgh Wheel and Edinburgh Castle - Christmas 2011 ©

Christmas Eve - 4.15 pm
 Edinburgh Wheel (rotating)
and Edinburgh Castle

The Edinburgh Wheel and Edinburgh Castle - Christmas 2011  ©

Christmas Eve - 4.12 pm
 Edinburgh Wheel
and Edinburgh Castle
and Santa Train (at terminus)

The Edinburgh Wheel and Edinburgh Castle - Christmas 2011 ©

Christmas Eve - 4.15 pm
 Edinburgh Wheel
and Edinburgh Castle
and Santa Train (passing)

 

More Pictures

Looking West along Princes Street

 

Map of Princes Street and Princes Street Gardens - 1860

 

 

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

 

MAPS:  Full index

 Outline Map of the British Isles © MAPS: Short Index with thumbnails

 

 

 

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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