Granton Harbour

Category

Library Item

Item no

9460

Title

Granton Harbour

Description

A view towards Granton Harbour showing a road with street lamp. There is a line of buildings facing the harbour. Nearest the viewer are some two-storied ,brick built Wardie Cottages. There is one small boat in the harbour Along the background of the picture is a large single-storeyed building with a light coloured roof, possibly metallic. The photograph has been taken from a sloping grass covered bank. There is a tree in the far left of the picture.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1974

Size

8.9 x 12.9 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

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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Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Landscape > Water > Harbours

Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing facilities > Warehouses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Granton

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Piers and wharves

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

Transport > Infrastructure > Street lights

Transport > Infrastructure > Streets

Transport > Water > Boats

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