Portobello

Beside the Firth of Forth

Please select one of the categories below

Bathing Pool

Photographs and Postcards

Portobello Bathing Pool - Valentine Postcard ©

Beach and Sea

Photographs and Postcards

Post Card - Portobello Beach - by Valentine - coloured ©

Castle + Tower

Stereo views

A stereo view by an unidentified photographer - Portobello Castle ©

Churches

Old photos

Photograph by William Kyles - Portobello Free Church ©

Figgate Pond

Recent photos

 Figgate Pond, Portobello - September 2009 ©

Funfair

Old photos

Portobello Funfair - 1930s ©

Golden Days Festival

June 2003

Portobello Golden Days Festival - 14 June 2003 - Tee -shirt ©

Hotels

Cook's Balmoral Hotel, Portobello ©

Hovercraft

July 2007

Passengers boarding the hovercraft at Portobello Portobello, during the second day of trials for the Portobello-Kirkcaldy service - July 17, 2007 ©

Industries

Bakers, Pottery

A W Buchan & Co - Waverley Pottery - Portobello - Warehouse, 1923 ©

Map

 1925 map of Portobello, including the site of Marine Gardens at the top of this map

Edinburgh and Leith map, 1925 - Porobello section ©

Marine Gardens

Created 1909, using exhibits from

Scottish National Exhibition 1908

J S & S, Edinburgh - Portobello Marine Gardens ©

Pier and Sea

Photographs and Postcards

Pier: built 1871:  demolished 1917

Valentine Postcard of Portobello Pier - Pastel Shades ©

Park and Golf Course

Under thereat of development

Photographs 2007

Portobello Golf Coruse - Trees and Shadows - October 2007 ©

Promenade, Sands and Sea

including 'Portobello & Joppa

Photos and Postcards

Postcard view by Valentine - A Rough Sea, Portobello Promenade - 84394 ©

Streets

including Bath Street, High Street, King's Road

High Street, Portobello - Valentine Postcard, 1901 photograph ©

Railways

United Gas Works, Portobello Station

Edinburgh Railways - Portobello United Glass Bottle Works - 1959 ©

 Video

'MEMORIES OF PORTOBELLO'

"It Always Seemed to be Sunny"

Photograph on Portobello Beach, taken during the filming of the video: "Memories of Portobello - It always seemed to be sunny" ©

 Victorian Dress

Recreating Portobello in Victorian Times

June 2006

Recreating Portobello in Victorian Times - June 3, 2006 ©
Around Portobello

Friggate Pond

Figgate Pond, Portobello - July 2008 ©
Where is it?

Cabinet Print by Portobello photographer,

William Halkett

A cabinet print by William Halkett, Portobello - Where was this photograph taken? ©

Recollections

-  Portobello  early 1900s

-  Portobello  1930s-50s

-  Portobello  from 1950s

-  Portobello Hotels early 1900s

 

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