London steam boat at Granton

Category

Library Item

Item no

3898

Title

London steam boat at Granton

Description

View of the deck of a steamboat at Granton, Edinburgh. The boat has two masts, ropes, chains and rigging. There is a lifeboat and items wrapped in cloth on the deck. Smoke is coming from the funnel.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1850

Size

15.5 x 20.3 cm

Type

Salted paper print

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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Places > Edinburgh areas > Granton

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