Princes Street

Looking East 

WD Clark -  1858

View to the East from junction with Frederick Street

Princes Street  -  Looking East from Frederick Street  -  1858

©  Reproduced by courtesy of Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Services

This photograph was taken by William Donaldson Clark, one of Edinburgh's early amateur photographers.

The scene looks surprisingly quiet, considering that it is reported to have been taken at 2pm in July.

A copy of this photograph was auctioned at Christies, London, in Spring 2001.

 

Thumbnail images of Princes Street

For more photos of Princes Street please click on a link below:

Princes Street: looking E

Princes Street: looking N

Princes Street: looking S

Princes Street: looking W

These pages include photos taken several locations, including:

The Scott Monument

The North British Hotel

Calton Hill

 

A Small Selection of Early Photos of Princes Street

Looking East - from The Mound

1840s

Edinburgh Calotype Album

Looking East - from Frederick Street

1858

WD Clark

Looking East - from Waverley

1859

GW Wilson

Looking East - from Waverley

1860s

GW Wilson  (carte de visite)

Looking East - from Waverley

1890s

JCH Balmain (horse drawn tram)

Looking East - from The West End

1902

JCH Balmain 

Looking East - from Scott Monument

1912

Inglis

Looking East - from Scott Monument

1920

Inglis

Looking East - from Scott Monument

1930

Inglis

Looking West - from North British Hotel

1850s

JG Tunny

Looking West - from Princes St. East End

1860s

GW Wilson

Looking West - From Scott Monument

c.1880

JG Tunny ?

Looking West - from North British Hotel

c.1900

Inglis

Looking West - from North British Hotel

c.1940

Inglis

Looking North - from top of The Mound

c.1865

W Horsburgh

 

 

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