Granton

Beside the Firth of Forth

Three miles to the north of the centre of Edinburgh

Please select one of the categories below

or scroll down this page to see a selection of photos of

-  Granton Middle Pier

-  Granton Square

-  Granton Harbour + Beach

-  Granton Eastern Breakwater

-  Lower Granton Road

-  Granton Castle

-  Granton Railways
1.

Cars, Lorries, Buses

Built at Granton

A Madelvic '5-wheel' electric car built at Granton, 1898-1900 ©
2.

Edinburgh Direct Aid

Aid to Syria, Christmas 2013

Direct Aid Depot at West Harbour Road, Granton - Aid is about to leave for Syria - Christmas 2013 ©
3.

Edinburgh Waterfront

maps

Edinburgh Waterfront - Waterfront Avenue, photographed four days after it opened ©
4.

Edinburgh Waterfront 

photos

Edinburgh Waterfront - Victorian Station Building - 30 June 2004 ©
5.

Granton Castle

Postcard - Publisher unidentified - Granton Castle ©
6.

Granton Eastern Breakwater

Around Edinburgh - Postcard by W Smith, Goldenacre - Head of Granton Breakwater ©
7.

Granton Gas Works Station

Granton Gasworks Station - Looking east towards the station ©
8.

Granton Harbour

Engraving from "Old & New Edinburgh - Granton Harbour - hand coloured ©
9.

Granton Middle Pier

Edinburgh Waterfront - Central Pier at Granton Harbour on a misty afternoon - 4 August 2002 ©
10.

Granton Railways

Zoom-in to a photograph of Granton Road Station - 1934 ©
11.

Granton Road

Postcard from 'Crawford - Granton' - The corner of Granton Road Granton Road and Boswall Road ©
12.

Granton Square

Looking down on Granton Square and across to Granton Harbour - possibly about 1950 ©
13.

Granton Trams

Trams at Granton Square ©
14.

Lower Granton Road

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - Looking to the east along Lower Granton Road ©
15.

Regent Oil Terminal

©
16.

United Wire Works

Edinburgh at Work - United Wire Works ©
17.

Views

from Granton Harbour
and Granton Beach

Postcard by W Smith, Goldenacre - Looking to Lower Granton Road from Granton Beach - with legends added ©

  

Granton Middle Pier

Early Photos

Where is it? - Photograph of a railway line and a pram. Answer: Granton Middle Pier ©

Granton Middle Pier - 1948

Edinburgh Railways - Granton Square - 1955 ©

Granton Middle Pier - 1955

   Looking from the shore of Granton Western Harbour towards Granton Middle Pier - c. 1938 ©

Granton Middle Pier - c.1938

Trawler, believed to be at Middle Pier, Granton Harbour ©

Granton Middle Pier - Trawler GN11

 

Granton Middle Pier

More Photos

Edinburgh Waterfront - Central Pier at Granton Harbour on a misty afternoon - 4 August 2002 ©

More Photos

 

Granton Square

and the foot of Granton Road

Looking down on Granton Square and across to Granton Harbour - possibly about 1950 ©

Granton Square

Around 1958

©

Granton Square

1955

Granton Square - March 2007 ©

Granton Square

2007

Granton Square - Looking down Middle Pier towards Granton Harbour ©

Granton Square

2007

Looking down on Granton Square in the snow ©

Granton Square

2009

Lothian Buses - Terminus - Granton - Route 19 ©

Granton Square

2007

Lothian Buses - Terminus - Granton - Route 19 ©

Granton Square

2009

Trams at Granton Square - zoom-in ©

Granton Square

Around 1950

Trams at Granton Square ©

Granton Square

Around 1950

J M Postcard - Caledonia Series - Granton Square ©

Postcard

Granton Square

Granton Church at the foot of Granton Road, close to Granton Square - Postcard, posted 1909 ©

Postcard:  posted 1909

Granton Church

More Photos:  Near Granton Square

 

Granton Harbour

and

Granton Beach

Engraving from "Old & New Edinburgh - Granton Harbour - hand coloured ©

postcards, photos, engravings and sketches of Granton Harbour

  

Granton Eastern Breakwater

 

Granton Eastern Breakwater

Photographs

November 1976

Granton Breakwater - September 2002 ©

Granton Breakwater - September 2002 ©

 

Granton Eastern Breakwater

Photographs

September / October 2002

Granton Breakwater - September 2002 ©

Granton Breakwater - Fishing - 8 September 2002 ©

High Tide at Granton Breakwater - 8 September 2002 ©

Granton Breakwater - 8 September 2002 ©

Granton's Eastern Breakwater - A busy scene on a fine Autumn day - 6 Octppber 2002 ©

Granton's Eastern Breakwater - A busy scene on a fine Autumn day - 6 Octppber 2002 ©

July 2004

The remains of the old wooden pier at the end of Granton Harbour.'s Eastern Breakwater ©

Approaching the end of Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Looking to the west from the end of Granton Harbour's Estern Breakwater ©

July 2006

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater during a summer storm - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater during a summer storm - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater during a summer storm - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater - July 9, 2006 ©

Fishing for mackerel from Granton Eastern Breakwater - July 9, 2006 ©

 

Granton Eastern Breakwater

and

Forth Ports Pilots' Boat in Storm

These Photos all appear on the same page.

 Please click any of the images then scroll up and down the page

April 2012

Grnton Eastern Breakwater, Waves and the Fife Coast ©

Photo 1

Granton Eastern Breakwater
+ Waves + Fife Coast

Grnton Eastern Breakwater, Waves and Storm ©

Photo 2

Granton Eastern Breakwater
+ Waves + Storm

Grnton Eastern Breakwater, Waves behind the White Box ©

Photo 3

Granton Eastern Breakwater
 Wave behind 'White Box'

Grnton Eastern Breakwater, Waves over the White Box ©

Photo 4

Granton Eastern Breakwater
Wave over 'White Box'

The Northern End of Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Photo 5

The northern end of
Granton Eastern Breakwater

The Northern End of Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Photo 6

The northern end of
Granton Eastern Breakwater

Forth Ports Pilots' boat leaving Granton Harbour ©

Photo 7

Forth Ports Pilots' Boat
leaves Granton Harbour

Forth Ports Pilots' boat and Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Photo 8

Forth Ports Pilots' Boat
+ Granton Eastern Breakwater

Forth Ports Pilots' boat soon after leaving Granton Harbour ©

Photo 9

Forth Ports Pilots' Boat
soon after leaving Granton Harbour

Forth Ports Pilots' boat and Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Photo 10

Forth Ports Pilots' Boat
+ Granton Eastern Breakwater

Forth Ports Pilots' boat and Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Photo 11

Forth Ports Pilots' Boat
+ Granton Eastern Breakwater

Forth Ports Pilots' boat and Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Photo 12

Forth Ports Pilots' Boat
+ Granton Eastern Breakwater

Forth Ports Pilots' boat and Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Photo 13

Zoom-in on Forth Ports Pilots' Boat
+ Granton Eastern Breakwater

Forth Ports Pilots' boat beyond Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Photo 14

Zoom-in on Forth Ports Pilots' Boat
beyond Granton Eastern Breakwater

Forth Ports Pilots' boat beyond Granton Eastern Breakwater ©

Photo 15

Forth Zoom-i on Forth Ports Pilots' Boat
beyond Granton Eastern Breakwater

 

Granton  -  Eastern Breakwater

Postcards

Around Edinburgh - Postcard by W Smith, Goldenacre - Head of Granton Breakwater ©

POSTCARD

Eastern Breakwater

J M Postcard - Caledonia Series - Granton Breakwater and East Harbouro ©

POSTCARD

Breakwater + East Harbour

J M Postcard - Caledonia Series - Granton Breakwater and East Harbouro ©

POSTCARD

Breakwater + East Harbour

 

Photos taken from the tram route down

Granton Road

    Postcard from 'Crawford - Granton' - View looking over Granton Harbour from Granton Road ©

Front of postcard 'A'

View of Granton Harbour from Granton Road

The Back of a Postcard from 'Crawford - Granton' - View looking over Granton Harbour from Granton Road ©

Back of postcard 'A'

View of Granton Harbour from Granton Road

Postcard from 'Crawford - Granton' - The corner of Granton Road Granton Road and Boswall Road ©

Front of postcard 'B'

Corner of Granton Road and Boswall Road

The Back of a Postcard from 'Crawford - Granton' - The corner of Granton Road Granton Road and Boswall Road ©

Back of postcard 'B'

Corner of Granton Road and Boswall Road

 

Lower Granton Road

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - Looking to the east along Lower Granton Road ©      Zoom-in to detail on a postcard by an unidentified publisher - Looking to the east along Lower Granton Road ©

Looking east

 

Granton Castle

Postcard - Publisher unidentified - Granton Castle ©

Granton Castle

 

Granton Railways

    Granton Road Station - 1934 ©

Granton Road Station

Zoom-in to a photograph of Granton Road Station - 1934 ©

Granton Road Station

zoom-in

Granton Road Station Platform - When might this photograph have been taken? ©

Granton Road Station Platform

Granton Station - Where and when? ©

Granton Station

More Granton Railways:     Railways  -  North Edinburgh

 

More photos around Granton

Waterfront

Recollections

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Maps

Granton Harbour

History and Questions

Granton Harbour

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