List of Photographers/Publishers
Post Card Views of
Edinburgh
Yellow background denotes an Edinburgh photographer or publisher.
Green background denotes photographer or publisher from
elsewhere.
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S Hildesheimer & Co Ltd
London, Manchester
©
The firm of S.
Hildesheimer & Co Ltd began publishing greeting cards during the
last quarter of the 19th century and by the end of the
century were publishing postcards covering a wide range of
subjects and styles. The firm is probably best known for its long
series of cards, mainly topographical, in the ‘5000 Series’.
Among these are the following 6 cards numbered 5470, titled ‘Views
of Edinburgh, Heraldic’.
Heraldic Series
No 5470
- Edinburgh Castle
(with Edinburgh Coat of Arms)
- Edinburgh Castle and National Gallery
(with Edinburgh Coat of Arms)
- Holyrood Palace
(with Edinburgh Coat of Arms)
- John Knox's House
(with Edinburgh Coat of Arms)
- North British Hotel
(with Edinburgh Coat of Arms)
- Princes Street showing the Waverley Memorial
(with Edinburgh Coat of Arms)
S Hildesheimer & Co Ltd also
printed many hundreds of postcards of local views for publication
by organisations such as libraries, newsagents etc in various
parts of the country. The following card, probably one of a set
of 6, was printed round about 1920 for W & EJ Milne, presumably a
newsagent or bookshop, of 45 Princes Street, Edinburgh.
- Forth Bridge from the NW
(Most
postcard views of the bridge are from the SW.)
Thank you to John
McWilliam, Rainham, Kent, a collector of Hildesheimer postcards:
- for helping me
to compile the list of postcards above and
- for providing the background details on S Hildesheimer &
Co Ltd below.
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- St Columba's Hospice
Edinburgh
A series of 12 views of Edinburgh,
probably published in the early 2000s. All are paintings by
Alexander Duncan Bell:
- Castlehill from the Esplanade
- Edinburgh from Queen's Park
- Fettes College
- George Street
- Leith
- Melville Crescent
- New Museum of Scotland
- St Andrew Square
- Swanston
- Usher Hall
- William Street
Paintings by Keli Clark
- Edinburgh Castle
Paintings by Lynn Hanley
- Evening in the Grassmarket
- Festival Fireworks and the
National Gallery of Scotland
- Lawnmarket
- Ramsay Garden in
snow
- Whitehouse Close
- Windows, St Giles
Cathedral- Winter Grassmarket
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- Sanbridge,
M'bro
This card had
a small, slim logo of
a church steeple or similar.
- Church of Scotland Women's Missionary College, 23 Inverleith Row
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Schwerdtfeger [EAS]
London
- Princes
Street
- High St closes
Posted
1912-13
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Scholastic Co Bispham, Blackpool
©
The postcard above is
the only one Edinburgh card that I have seen by Scholastic Co.
On the back, it has a logo (top centre) comprising the letters
'S', 'S' and 'C' intertwined in a circle.
- Edinburgh Castle, Scottish
National Memorial (illustrated above)
Not posted
(but has the legend 'Opened July 1927). The card may well
have been produced shortly after the opening.
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The Scientific Press Ltd London
©
- Charteris Ward, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
Not posted
- A
ward
at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Posted
1909
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Scotland in Focus
A series of views of Scotland, including Edinburgh.
Photographers include Gordon Davies, Gordon Henderson, Duncan
McEwan, J
MacPherson and R Weir. These cards are on sale in Edinburgh,
2003.
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- Scott, J D & Co
Edinburgh
A sepia postcard
- Bakehouse Close
Celtic Series
- Village, Juniper Green
(No 209) - Posted
1914
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- Scott, W Graham
Post Office, Juniper Green
This is the only postcard that I have
seen published for W Graham Scott. It is a sepia postcard from
the collection of Malcolm Cant.
- Lanark Road, Juniper Green
(491/58) (sepia)
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- Scott, W Graham
Post Office, Juniper Green
This is the only postcard that I have
seen published for W Graham Scott. It is a sepia postcard from
the collection of Malcolm Cant.
- Lanark Road, Juniper Green
(491/58) (sepia)
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The Scottish Field
- Upper Library, Old College, University of
Edinburgh (colour)
Not posted
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- The Scottish Review
- United Free Church Assembly
Hall
(view looking up the Mound)
Posted 1906
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Scott, Walter
Bradford
- Kirk of the Greyfriars,
interior, looking east
[EE825] Not posted
- Greyfriars Kirkyard
[PH561]
Not posted
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- Seagull Trust
Ratho
The Seagull Trust is a charity
offering cruises on the Union Canal from Ratho for the disabled.
- The Mackay Seagull (colour)
Not posted
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Sepiatone
Cards
- John
Knox House
Posted
1917
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Shiels, Drummond
- Triumphal
Arch for the Royal Visit - Minto Street
Posted
1907
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- Shurey's Publications
©
The note printed on the back of
the postcard above reads:
"This beautiful Series of Fine Art
Post Cards is supplied free exclusively by Shurey's Publications
comprising "Smart Novels", "Yes and No" and "Dainty Novels.
The finest 1d Magazine
is "Weekly Tale Teller"
- Princes Street
-
not posted
Thank you to John
McWilliam, Rainham, Kent, formerly a collector of Shurey's
postcards:
- for telling me of a list of
Shurey cards produced by Jim Rowlands of Emsworth, Hants
- for providing
details below of several publishers who have produced postcards for
Shurey.
Printed by
Delittle, Fenwick & Co, York for Shurey's Publications.
- Scott's Statue Edinburgh
Stamp square message: "Printed by Delittle, Fenwick & Co, York for
Shurey's Publications"
Address-side message says that the card was issued free with Shurey's
Publications
Printed by Allday
Ltd., Birmingham.
- Edinburgh from the Castle
Stamp square message "Printed exclusively for
Shurey's Publications"
Address-side message says that the card was issued free with Shurey's
Publications
Printed by Nimmo,
Leith, Edinburgh
- Dean Bridge,
Edinburgh
- Old Tolbooth, Canongate, Edinburgh
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St Giles Cathedral,
Edinburgh
- St Bernard's Well,
Edinburgh 646
- George Street,
Edinburgh. 648
- Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh. 649.
Address-side message says that the card was
issued free with Shurey's Publications |
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Skilton, Charles
Edinburgh and London
Modern postcard
- Several small views of Edinburgh
on a single card
Posted
1977
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- Small,
Edinburgh
Black + white postcard
- Saughton Games
Not posted
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Small, D M
Coloured postcard
- Golden Acre (sic), Edinburgh
- Inverleith Place, Edinburgh
- Inverleith Row, Edinburgh
- Warrender Crescent, Edinburgh
[2806]
Not posted
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- Smith
G Post Office, Duddingston
I have seen just two card with this
name on the back, a sepia card of Duddingston. Both were in
the collection of Malcolm Cant.
- Duddingston Church Gateway,
showing the jugs and loupin' on stane
Not posted
-
Cross Roads, Duddingston Dams
(a Valentine postcard) Posted
1940s
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Smith Goldenacre, Edinburgh
©
W Smith of Goldenacre, Edinburgh (about a mile inland, to the
south-east of Granton Harbour) produced
several postcards of the Granton area, including:
- Head of Granton Breakwater
- Goldenacre
Posted 1917
- Granton Beach.
- Granton Breakwater and Beach
- Granton Breakwater and
Warships
- Granton Harbour (and Eastern
Breakwater)
Posted 1920
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- R & H Somerville
©
I have only seen this one postcard from the
publishers, R & H Somerville. The card has not been sent through the
post.
It has a
divided back and a stamp box message that reads "A half-penny
stamp to be placed here", so the card must have been published
between 1902 and 1918.
- St Bernard's Crescent,
Stockbridge, Edinburgh
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- Spencer Page Marketing
Modern postcards by Janet Page
- Evening Sky in West End
- Royal Botanic Garden
- Huntly House
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Steedman's Beach Bazaar Portobello,
Edinburgh
©
I know of only one postcard published
by Steedman's Beach Bazaar. It was shown to me by Archie Foley
and is a view of Marlborough Mansions, part of Portobello Promenade.
Steedman's Beach Bazaar was one of the shops in Marlborough Mansions
when this card was published around 1925.
- Marlborough Mansions, Portobello
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Stengel & Co London
©
- Edinburgh Castle - Inspection of the "Black Watch" by Lord
Roberts Posted
1907
- Holyrood
Abbey
- Parliament
House
- Museum
of Science & Art
Posted
1904-06, 1919
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Stewart & Woolf London
The magazine Picture Postcard
Monthly (Dec 2010, pp.44-47) has an article about the
publishers, Stewart & Woolf, and their block colour postcards.
The company was formed in London around 1900 and produced several
series of their distinctive 'block colour' silhouette cards.
This article lists 43 series, including two
of Edinburgh scenes (below)
Series 328: Edinburgh
- Forth Bridge (green)
- John Knox House, Netherbow
(orange)
- McEwan Hall (reprinted in Series 329)
(yellow)
- Princes Street, West End (yellow)
- St George's Church (orange)
- View from Calton Hill (green)
Series 328: Edinburgh
- Castle from Esplanade (grey)
- McEwan Hall (from series 328)
(yellow)
- Morningside Row* (orange) *
presumably Morningside Road?
- Nelson's Monument, Calton Hill (orange)
- NW Tower, Holyrood Palace (it could be 328)
(pink)
- Princes Street, looking East (mauve)
- Sir Walter Scott's Monument (green)
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Stephen Stockbridge, Edinburgh
- Edinburgh
suburbs - Arboretum Avenue at
Stockbridge
Posted
1905
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- Stephen
Stationer, Salisbury Place,
Edinburgh
I have seen only one postcard with
this name on the back. It comes from the collection of
Malcolm Cant.
- Longmore Hospital
Posted 1926
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Stewart, George
92 George Street,
Edinburgh
©
©
©
©
George Stewart is reputed by some to be the
first British publisher to include pictures on postcards.
UPDATE
Thank you to George Webber for
responding to the sentence above.
George wrote:
The First British Postcards
"It is now generally agreed that
the first British Picture Postcard was published by ETW Dennis of
Scarborough. (See Picture Postcard Monthly. 1991, October and
December). I run a Webber
Postcards web site that is mostly concerned with ETW Dennis and
first GB cards
www.webber-postcard.me.uk
On the
Webber Postcards
site, there is
a thorough look at Stewart’s claim to be the first GB
publisher.
Basically no Stewart
Picture Postcard (PPC) has turned up dated 1894, but some
Dennis PPC cards dated 1894 have turned up.
See 'Earliest' listings in
PPC Annual 2014 or 2015. Also see
my site and
pictures on a BBC site listed in the Links section of my
site
George Webber, Guernsey,
Channel Islands: Nov
14, + Dec 16, 2014 |
George Stewart's company produced:
- court cards from around 1895.
These measured 4.75 ins x 3.5 ins THEN
- larger postcards from around
1899. These measured 5.5 ins x 3.5 ins
This 5.5 ins x 3.5 ins size became the standard size of postcard for
several decades
Here are thumbnail images of some of
George Stewart's
Castle Series of postcards of Edinburgh, some in colour, others
in black and white. |
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Stewart & Woolf London
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Stirling Gallery
Subjects include
- Charlotte
Square
- Waverley
Market
One
of the Stirling Gallery post cards is sold as part of the National
Trust range of cards.
Stirling
Gallery post cards include photographs
by:
-
Douglas Corrance
- B Lube:
- Gordon
Henderson
- David
Morrison
- Sheila D Taylor
On sale 2001
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- Stoddart & Malcolm
Edinburgh
©
I've only ever seen one postcard published by Stoddart & Malcolm:
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Liberton Kirk, 1930
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- Stubbs, Percy
44 Ashley Terrace,
Edinburgh
©
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Ashley Terrace, North Merchiston, Edinburgh
Not posted
- Bonaly Road, North Merchiston, Edinburgh
Not posted
- Lockhart Bridge, North Merchiston, Edinburgh
Not posted
- Union Canal, Colinton
Road, Edinburgh Posted
1905
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Sutherland Joppa
©
I have seen these two,
but only the fronts of them so don't know whether or when they
might have been posted:
- High Street, Portobello
- Princes Street, Edinburgh
I have also seen one
other postcard by Sutherland. It was posted in 1939.
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- Swain, John & Son
London
The
card below was published by HM Office of Works
Castle from
Johnstone Terrace
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Swain, John & Co London +
Hastings
Swaingravure Series
Some
of these post cards were produced for the Office of
Works [TR]
Edinburgh
Castle
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