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Granton Harbour - Engraving published 1890
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An early aerial view of United Wire Works, Granton
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Reproduced with acknowledgement to Simmons
Aerofilms Ltd (who took this photograph),
United Wire Works (who used it on a postcard) and Malcolm Cant (who
provided a copy of the postcard)
An electric car (or carriage) driven by a small fifth wheel
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to the Robert Grieves Collection and to Argyll Publishing
Car belonging to United Wire Works, Granton
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Ian Thomson, Managing Director, United Wire, Granton
Four Lorries belonging to United Wire Works, Granton
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Ian Thomson, Managing Director, United Wire, Granton
Thomas L Devlin's Daimler with his son, Robert, in the driving seat
View from Granton Square - Looking down Middle Pier - 1955
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Railway Tour - August 31, 1963
© J L Stevenson: Reproduced with acknowledgement to his son, Hamish Stevenson
Granton Middle Pier and Eastern Harbour - Around 1936-37
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Douglas Yuill Photographer not known
Looking west along Lower Granton Road, from near Granton Square
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Douglas Yuill Published as a postcard. Publisher and photographer not known.
Looking east along Lower Granton Road, from near Granton Square
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to the Pilton Elderly Project group that who compiled an exhibition of old photos of Granton.
© WAC Smith, Glasgow
Approaching Burntisland - the ferry from Granton, William Muir,
A photograph by Andrew Young.
© Reproduced from The Practical Photographer, December 1895[before p.367], by courtesy of Edinburgh Photographic Society
Photograph taken on the last day of service of the Willie Muir - March 3, 1937
The old and new Granton-Burntisland ferries: "William Muir" and "Thane of Fife"
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The old paddle steamer "William Muir" - loading horses at Granton
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The Ferry Glenfinnan at Granton Harbour - 1952
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Reproduced with
acknowledgement
to the
photographer, WAC Smith, Glasgow, and to Irwell Press,
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
This is one of the photos that appeared in 'An Illustrated
History of Edinburgh's Railways' (WAC Smith + Paul Anderson.
'Spirit of Fife' - Catamaran ferry between Granton and Burntisland - 1991
© Copyright: Ian Scott, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, England.
Trawlers moored against Middle Pier at Granton Western Harbour - 1930 or earlier
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Darnie Devlin, grandson of Thomas Leishman Devlin, trawler owner, Granton.
Granton Motor Trawler, 'Granton Merlin' GN72
operated by Croan Trawlers Ltd and then by British United Trawlers Ltd., Granton
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Buccleuch Estates and to Argyll Publishing
Transporting Esparto Grass - 1940s/50s
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Bryan Gourlay, Biggar, Lanarkshire whose father transported esparto grass in the 1940s/50s
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"Driving a lorry was also a bit different 50 years ago, unlike the hotels on wheels and all the mod-cons that drivers have to make the job much easier today. There was no power-steering, no synchromesh, maybe vacuum brakes, often no heaters, certainly no air conditioning, other than opening the windscreen, no screen washers etc.Gear changing was a hard-won skill. It involved double de-clutching and changing gear with the stick, and often changing the axle ratio at the same time (with a separate control cable) - which not every driver could master. Carried out well, this made a huge difference.It was a long climb, and many gear-changes to keep the momentum going, all the way from sea level at Granton to Balerno and Auchendinny - the latter involving the small matter of Liberton Brae - the lorry going so slowly, it was sometimes overtaken by a tram. Steering at slow speeds, or manoeuvering into tight spaces, involved more brute strength to turn the steering wheel. And, some of the spaces lorries had to be driven or reversed into at the paper mills were very tight, as these factories were originally designed for a horse and cart. " |
Transporting Esparto Grass - 1940s/50s
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Bryan Gourlay, Biggar, Lanarkshire whose father transported esparto grass in the 1940s/50s
One of the lorries used for transporting fish - at Newhaven
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to John Wilson, Somerset
A fleet of 8 lorries used for transporting fish - at Newhaven
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to John Wilson, Somerset
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Siemens Transmission & Distribution Ltd., and to Phil Mackie, Orpington, Kent, England.
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Siemens Transmission & Distribution Ltd., and to Phil Mackie, Orpington, Kent, England.
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Siemens Transmission & Distribution Ltd., and to Phil Mackie, Orpington, Kent, England.
A load from Bruce Peebles Engineering Works at Granton Middle Pier for shipping
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The Royal Exchange - Early 1900s
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Tower Bridge - Early 1900s
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Passing the Tower of London - Early 1900s
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Transformer for Portobello Power Station passes down Leith Walk - June 1952
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View from the foot of Starbank Park
Looking along Starbank Road towards Trinity Crescent
Early 1900s
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View from the foot of Starbank Park
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