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Museum of Edinburgh Talk 4 February, 2013 PAGE INDEX The History of Edinburgh Old Town & Royal Mile in Pictures
0.	Introduction	Lots of photos to see. EdinPhoto web site.
1.	Early Photography and Engravings	Talbot, Daguerre, Hill & Adamson, Engravings.
2.	Edinburgh Photographic Societies	Edinburgh Calotype Club PSS, EPS.
3.	Old Town - Houses and Streets	Dumbiedykes, St Leonard's.
4.	Old Town - Shops and Police Boxes	Shops, Shops and Cars, Police Boxes.
5.	Royal Mile - Earlier Views	Festivals and Processions, Closes, Castle to Palace
6.	Royal Mile - Recent Photos 2013	Castle to Palace
7.	Panoramas	Royal Mile. From Camera Obscura,

Edinburgh Old Town

Shops

and

Police Boxes

Victoria Street - West Bow - Candlemaker Row - Lawnmarket - Cockburn Street

Shops in the Old Town

The Streets

Here are photos of a few shops in:

- Victoria Street

- West Bow

- Candlemaker Row

I've returned to these street many times in recent years to photograph the shops as they have changed over the years. Here are some of the photos that I have taken there.

The Shops

Please scroll down to see thumbnail images of the shops, then keep scrolling down to see larger images.

22 Victoria Street

Around 1992

April 1994

September 1996

Around 1992

August 1996

March 2001

24 Victoria Street

Around 1994

February 1996

October 1998

August 1996

April 1994

August 1996

September 2000

22 + 24 Victoria Street

August 1996

September 2000

March 2001

40 Victoria Street

Cresser's Brushes

January 1992

March 2001

May 1994

May 1991

March 1992

May 1994

May 1991

Robert Cresser's Brush Shop at 40 Victoria Street, Edinburgh

March 1992

May 1994

110 West Bow

These Photos all appear on the same page.

Please click any of the images then scroll up and down the page

December 1995

August 1996

September 1997

September 2000

Photo converted to sepia

August 1999

Photo converted to black+white

October 2001

114-6 West Bow

These Photos all appear on the same page.

Please click any of the images then scroll up and down the page

May 1991

September 2000

October 2001

This is the penultimate shop at the foot of West Bow on the south side of the street.
It is at the east end of Grassmarket.

118 West Bow

These Photos all appear on the same page.

Please click any of the images then scroll up and down the page

April 1994

February 1996

August 1996

This is the last shop at the foot of West Bow on the south side of the street.
It is at the east end of Grassmarket.

62 Candlemaker Row

February 1992

April 1994

August 1995

April 2001

October 2003

22 Victoria Street

Photo

Around 1992

The board at the top-left of this photo is a 'For Sale' notice for the shop,
so with a little more research, it might be possible to date this photo more accurately.

Photo

April 1994

Photo

September 1996
This shop looks very similar today, in April 2012

Photo

Around 1992

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: Around, 1992

Photo

April 1994

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: Apr 1994

Photo

August 1996

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: Aug 1996

24 Victoria Street

Photo

Around 1994

Photo

February 1996

Photo

October 1998

Photo

August 1996

This was an attempt to make 'Wacky Enterprises' look a little more wacky.
This photo was taken with a fisheye lens.

Photo

April 1994

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: April 1994

Photo

August 1996

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: Aug 1996

Photo

September 2000

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 29 Sep 2000

22-24 Victoria Street

Photo

August 1996

Photo

February 1996

Photo

March 2001

40 Victoria Street

Photo

January 1992

Cresser's shop with its varnished wooden frontage

Photo

March 2001

Cresser's shop now has a painted wooden frontage

Sadly, after being in business for over a hundred years, the shop closed not long after I took this photo.

Photo

May 1994

The counter at Cresser's shop, Victoria Street

Photo

May 1994

Cresser's Shop was on the Ground Floor. The upper floors were used as a workshop and for storage.

This view on one of the upper floors looks towards one of the windows overlooking Victoria Street.

Photo

May 1994

Looking down the stairwell from an upper floor - brushes everywhere!

Photo

May 1994

The workbench on one of the upper floors

Photo

January 1992

Cresser's shop with its chimney sweep brush at the doorway

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 22 May 1991

Photo

March 2001

Brush heads stacked in Cresser's shop

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 11 Mar 1992

Photo

May 1994

Cupboard of bowls, plates, bowls and other wooden items at Cresser's shop

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 30 May 1994

Photo

10.

May 1994

Fitting a handle to a brush at Cresser's Shop, Victoria Street

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 4 May 1991

Photo

11.

May 1994

The finished brush

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 4 May 1991

Photo

12.

May 1994

Brushes stored on one of the upper floors at Cresser's shop

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 11 Mar 1992

Photo

13.

May 1994

The counter on the ground floor of Cresser's shop

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 30 May 1994

Photo

14.

May 1994

Zoom-out to see more of the room with watering cans and buckets

© Photograph: peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 30 May 1994

110 West Bow

Photo

December 1995

Often when travelled around Edinburgh photographing shops and restaurants, I found cars parked in front of them.
Usually, I would return later, but if I felt that the car matched the shop, I took the photo.

Photo

August 1996

By August 1996, the name of the restaurant had changed from 'Spices' to 'Hafiz.
but the name 'Spices' still appeared on the metal plaque beside the door.

Photo

September 1997

Here, the restaurant frontage has had another coat of paint, and its name has been changed back to 'Spices'

Photo

September 2000

Three years later and another change. Now it has become an Italian Restaurant

Photo

August 1999

Here is a busy scene at the restaurant during the Edinburgh Festival, 1999.
Edmonstone's Close, on the right-hand side of this photo leads to Traverse Theatre ('For Sale')

Photo

October 2001

Here is the same restaurant again, photographed after the Festival visitors had left town in 2001

114-116 West Bow

Photo

May 1991

Photo

September 2000

I don't know how long Big Ideas remained here, but in June 1994, I found them, a few yards further up the street
at 96 West Bow at another shop, also painted dark blue with hanging baskets, similar to the shop in the photo below.

Photo

October 2001

118 West Bow

Photo

April 1994

Here, 'Serendipity' appears to be in need of a coat of paint.

Photo

February 1996

This photo was taken one morning before the shop opened for business

Photo

August 1996

This time, the shop was open for business, with a welcoming glow from its windows.

62 Candlemaker Row

Photo

February 1992

Photo

April 1994

This is one of a series of photos that I took where I felt that the car parked in front matched the shop well.

Photo

August 1995

Photo

April 2001

Photo

October 2003

SHOPS

AND

CARS

Shops and Cars

One of the problems that I encountered in photographing shops was that there were often cars parked in front of them, so I might have to return several times before I could take the photo that I wanted.

Then I found some cars with a bit more character parked in front of the shops.

I also found that the colours of some of the cars matched the colours of the shops:

62 Candlemaker Row

Old Town, Edinburgh

110 West Bow

Old Town, Edinburgh

I particularly liked the Citroen 2CVs. They were small so did not get in the way of the shop and they came in an attractive range of colours. Here are three that I photographed around Edinburgh.

2CV

10 Bruntsfield Place

Leith Walk, Edinburgh

2CV

122 Granton Road

Boswall, Edinburgh

2CV

101-103 Causewayside

Southside, Edinburgh

Street Furniture

I've taken an interest in street furniture around Edinburgh, and have been taking photos of:

- Lamp Posts

- Road Signs

- Post Boxes

- Telephone Boxes

- Police Boxes

I've photographed all the police boxes (See table below) and followed the progress of some, as they have been sold to the public then converted into coffee stalls and for other uses.

Police Boxes on the streets of Edinburgh Photographs Location (black text): Photographed, but photo has not yet added to EdinPhoto site Location (blue text): Photographed and photo had been added to the EdinPhoto site. In May 2012, 22 Police Boxes were sold. Only 20 are now still owned by Lothian & Borders Police.
Ardmillan Terrace at Public Lavatories	L&B Police	blue
Bellhaven Terrace at Comiston Road	Sold when?	blue
Broughton Road at McDonald Road	Sold when?	blue
Bruntsfield Place Bruntsfield Place	Sold,2007	coffee stall
Canongate (west) at junction with Cranston Street: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Canongate (east) at Milton House School	L&B Police	blue
Charterhall Road opposite Oswald Road: Listed	Sold when?	blue
Comely Green Steps London Rd to Lower London Rd	Sold, 2007	blue
Cowgate near junction with Pleasance: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Craigentinny Road at Craigentinny Avenue	L&B Police Community Police use 2012	blue
Dalkeith Street near Morton Street, Joppa	Sold 2012	blue
Dalry Road at Smith's Place	Sold when?	blue
Dean Terrace: Listed	L&B Police	blue
Drum Street Gilmerton	Sold 2007	blue
Drummond Place Listed	L&B Police	blue
Drummond Street at east end of the street	Sold 2007	many colours
Drumsheugh Gardens at east end of the street: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Duddingston Crossroads near Niddrie Mains Road	L&B Police Community Police use 2012	blue
Duddingston Road West Craigmillar Bowling Green	L&B Police	blue
Easter Road near Albion Road	Sold 2012	blue
Frogston Road East	Sold when?	blue
George Square	Sold when?	coffee stall
Glasgow Road at Turnhouse Road	Sold when?	blue
Gorgie Road at the junction with White Park	Sold when?	blue
Henderson Gardens	Sold when?	blue
Heriot Row	L&B Police	blue
High Riggs at Tollcross	L&B Police	blue
High Street near Hunter Square: Listed	Sold when?	blue
Hope Park Crescent	Sold when?	coffee stall maroon
Howard Street at Warriston Place Bridge. Canonmills	L&B Police	blue
Jock's Lodge	L&B Police Community Police use 2012	blue
Lanark Road at Baberton Avenue	L&B Police	blue
Lauriston Place (1) at Middle Meadow Walk	Sold when?	coffee stall green
Lauriston Place (2 - replica) at Middle Meadow Walk	Sold when?	coffee stall maroon
Lawnmarket near George IV Bridge: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Leamington Terrace	L&B Police	blue
Leith Walk at Croall Place	Sold 2012	blue
Liberton Gardens at Liberton Place	Sold when?	blue
Links Gardens	Sold when?	green
Little King Street roundabout at top Leith Walk	Sold when?	coffee stall maroon
Lochend Road South	Sold when?	blue
Longstone Road opposite the former school	Sold 2012	blue
Lothian Road at Cambridge Street	L&B Police	blue
Magdala Crescent at junction with West Coates	Sold 2012	blue
Magdalane Drive North at Northfield Broadway	Sold when?	blue
Marchmont Crescent	L&B Police	blue
Market Street at junction with Waverley Bridge: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Marshall Street near junction with Potterrow	Sold 2012	blue
Maybury Road at Queensferry Road	Sold 2007	blue
Melville Drive at Jawbone Walk	Sold 2012	blue
Merchiston Avenue	Sold when?	blue
Mill Lane at Taylor Gardens	Sold 2007	many colours
Montgomery Street at East Montgomery Place	Sold when?	blue
Morningside Road	Sold when?	coffee stall maroon
Mountcastle Drive South	Sold when?	blue
Murrayfield Avenue: Listed	L&B Police	blue
Newbattle Terrace near Morningside Rd: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Newcraighall Road at junction with The Wisp	Sold 2012	blue
Newhaven Road	Sold 2007	blue
Orwell Terrace at subway	Sold when?	blue
Pier Place: Listed	L&B Police	blue
Princes Street (central) near National Galleries: Listed	L&B Police	blue
Princes Street (west) near St John's Church: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Quality Street at junction with East Barnton Gardens: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Restalrig Road South	Sold when?	blue
Regent Road at junction with Abbeymount: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Richmond Lane near Pleasance	Sold when?	black+white
Rose Street (east)	Sold when?	coffee stall
Rose Street (west)	Sold when?	blue
Rutland Square NE of central gardens: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
Shandon Crescent	Sold 2007	blue
The Shore on west side of The Shore: Listed	Sold 2012	blue
St John’s Road	L&B Police	blue
St Patrick Square I met the new owners in June 2012. They told me that they intend to open this box as coffee stall.	Sold when?	blue
West Bow at Grassmarket: Listed	L&B Police	blue
West Register Street beside Café Royal: Listed I learnt in June 2012 that the new owner of this box is a member of the Telecom Heritage Group and that he intends to open this box as a small museum, or failing that, as a shop.	Sold 2012	blue
West Port at east end of Grassmarket: Listed	Sold when?	grey?
Whitehouse Loan near Thirlstane Road junction: Listed	Sold 2012	blue

Two Pictures

Here, we zoom-in on the two pictures on this box. The castle on the picture on the right looks like the castle on the Edinburgh Coat of Arms

Left Front

A Third Picture

Thank you to Neil Lawrence for also noticing that there was also a picture on the right-hand side of this box, and photographing it for me (below). Calton Hill and the Scott Monument can be seen in the background of this picture

I returned to check what was on the back of the box (the side that's against the wall) but found that it was still painted blue.

Right

Museum of Edinburgh Talk 4 February, 2013 PAGE INDEX
0.	Introduction	Lots of photos to see. EdinPhoto web site.
1.	Early Photography and Engravings	Talbot, Daguerre, Hill & Adamson, Engravings.
2.	Photographic Societies	Edinburgh Calotype Club PSS, EPS.
3.	Old Town - Houses and Streets	Dumbiedykes, St Leonard's.
4.	Old Town - Shops and Police Boxes	Shops, Shops and Cars, Police Boxes.
5.	Royal Mile - Earlier Views	Festivals and Processions, Closes, Castle to Palace
6.	Royal Mile - Recent Photos 2013	Castle to Palace
7.	Panoramas	Royal Mile. From Camera Obscura,
Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh Web site: www.edinphoto.org.uk

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