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Professional Photographer and
Photo Material
Dealer
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Thomas
Polson Lugton, often referred to as T Polson Lugton, was listed in the Edinburgh
trade directories as a photographer
from 1892.
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1892-01
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14 East Mayfield
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1902
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19 Church Hill
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1903-05
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90 Raeburn Place
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1905-09
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44 Raeburn Place
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1913-17
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5
Orwell Terrace
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From his premises at
44 Raeburn Place in 1905, he was also described in the
trade directories as photographic
material dealer.
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Photos
Alex James, grandson of T P Lugton, tells me that he has
several old photographs taken by T P Lugton. Here is one of the
photos he sent to me. Please click on the thumbnail image to enlarge
it:
44 Raeburn Place
©
Alex also tells me that he has a book, The Sights and Scenes of
Scotland. He describes this as a large tome, rectangular
book with a letter attached to the inside front cover from Cassell's, the
book people, thanking T P Lugton for the photos he contributed to the
book. |
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Edinburgh Photographic Society
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The British Journal of Photography published a report of
the Council of Edinburgh Photographic Society, at the end of the Society's
35th season. The report included the following:
"Thanks to Messrs Bashford, Roddick and Lugton for stepping into the breach caused by Mr
Ayton's
elevation to the Presidentship and sudden subsequent death, leaving the
elementary section without a teacher.
Mr Lugton, who is a photogrpaher of
much skill and wide knowledge has given with much acceptance to those who
attended the last three lectures, or rather lessons, on elementary
photography; and the Council hope to make arrangements with him whereby he
will give six elementary lessons during the next session.
The lessons will be fully illustrated with examples and
demonstrations, and are well worth the attention of the old, as well as
the young, photographer."
[BJP:
11 Oct 1895, p.653] |
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Postcards
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The view
in this postcard looks to the west along Drummond Place in the New Town of
Edinburgh. The card has not been posted, but gives T P Lugton's
address as 44 Raeburn Place so seems likely to have been produced between
1905 and 1909, a very popular period for postcards |
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1891 Census |
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Greenock
T P Lugton was recorded in the 1891 census as being
a photographer, born in Ireland, unmarried, and living with his brother's
family of six children at Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
The following year he appears to have moved from the west of Scotland to
Edinburgh where he established studios for the next 25 years.
[Margeorie Meikie]
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