Dredger, Granton Harbour

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

11391

Title

Dredger, Granton Harbour

Description

A double image of a dredger tied up to the quayside in Granton, Edinburgh. Dockside buildings are in view. Bare masts of sailing ships and the wheel of a paddle steamer can be seen in the background.

Artist / maker

Begbie, Thomas

Date

1887

Size

8.3 x 17.1 cm

Type

Glass negative

Location

City Art Centre

Copyright

The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

This is a glass negative from the Thomas Begbie Cavaye Collection which is held by City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries.

Granton Harbour, situated in the north of Edinburgh on the Firth of Forth, was constructed in the mid 19th century. In addition to acting as a fishing harbour it also provided an important link to Fife and the north of Scotland. From 1848 to 1890 a rail ferry was in operation carrying trains from Granton to Burntisland on the Fife coast.

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Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing equipment > Dredges

Places > Edinburgh areas > Granton

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Water > Paddle steamers

Transport > Water > Ships

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