Water of Leith at Warriston from St Mark's Bridge, Edin

Category

Library Item

Item no

12389

Title

Water of Leith at Warriston from St Mark's Bridge, Edinburgh

Description

Signage on the building reads, 'Waterstons [of] Hanover Street, stationers since 1752'.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1977

Size

14 x 20.6 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

George Waterston and Son was founded in 1752 as a maker of flambeau candles by William Waterston and operated in Edinburgh until 2003. By the 1830s, George Waterston II was in charge and the company had expanded the business to make all grades of sealing wax, wafers, flambeaux and inks. They also sold stationery, cards, pens, pencils and account books made in-house. In 1864 they won a contract to print bank notes and were still printing money up until the 1970s. In 1902, George Waterston and Sons built a new factory on Warriston Road overlooking the Water of Leith.

Find out more about the history of George Waterston and Son from Grace's Guide to British Industrial History.

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Business > Service industry > Offices

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Places > Edinburgh areas > Warriston

Places > Edinburgh areas > Water of Leith

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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