Edinburgh Photographic Society

 Outings

1861-1870

1861

Outing

17 August 1861 

Several pictures taken were exhibited at a subsequent EPS Meeting.  Those by what is known as yet as the “hot water” process and the Fothergill process were considered best  [BJP 1861]

Aberdour

1861

Outing

31 August1861

Roslin

1863

Outing

Aberdour

1864

Outing

Roslin

1864

Outing

Hawthornden

1864

Outing

9 July 1864:  

Saturday outing to Arniston with permission from Mr Dundas of Arniston, giving permission to photograph his grounds and offering to send a conveyance to the railway station for the purpose of carrying the apparatus. 

They had an exceedingly pleasant and successful excursion to Arniston.  Weather was beautiful. A cart was sent to the station.  Photos were taken of Arniston and Temple.

Arniston

1864

 Outing

Linlithgow

1864

Outing [cancelled?]

Cramond 

1865

Trip to the Country

Weather unfavourable.  Trip partially unsuccessful

Arniston

1865

Trip to the Country

16 September 1865

Highly successful  -  More members than usual.  Some excellent photographs

Stenhouse Mills

1866

Outing [cancelled?]

Craigmillar  

1867

Outing

Colinton

1869

Summer Meeting

11 July 1869

7 present

Cramond

1869

Summer Meeting

Out of Doors Summer Meeting. 10 present.

A photograph of a group of those present was taken by Mr Lothian for the Society’s album.

Borthwick Castle

1869

Summer Meeting

19 September 1869:  

Out of Doors Summer Meeting. 12 present.

Photographs were taken  including  a group photograph for the Society’s album

Arniston

1870

Out-of-Door Meeting

9 March 1870

Newbattle Park

1870

Out-of-Door Meeting

21 May 1870:  

Members were accompanied by Messrs Douglas and Gorrie of Kirkcaldy who were exceedingly kind and who photographed the members present

Raith, Kirkcaldy

1870

Out-of-Door Meeting

22 September 1870

The weather was all that could be desired and a very pleasant day was spent

Glencorse, Pentland Hills

1870

Out-of-Door Meeting

Newbattle

Other Outings

and

Excursions

DATES OF OUTINGS

ANNUAL PICNICS and OUTINGS

1861-70

1871-80

1881-90

1891-95

1896-00

1901-10   

1911-20

1921-30

1931-50

1951-60

1961-70 

Plea for Outdoor Meetings

19th Century Destinations

Rambles and Outings: 1890s

1865:  Stenhouse Mills

1872:  Almond Dell - picnic

1876:  Winton Castle

1877:  Cadzow Forest

1877:  Almond Dell

1878:  Winton Castle - picnic

1881:  Gosford - picnic

1883:  Almond Dell - picnic

1884:  Arniston - picnic

1890:  Blackford Glen - picnic

1890s  Aberdour - picnic

1960s  Edinburgh Zoo

1990s  Union Canal

1994  Abbotsford

1997 Bamburgh Castle

NOTE:  Details of many outings from 1970 onwards have still to be added to this web site.

  

 

 

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