Theatre Royal

and

General Post Office

 

Engravings

1829

Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - The Theatre Royal ©

The Theatre Royal

On the site later occupied by GPO

 

Engravings

1890

Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' - The Old Theatre Royal ©

Theatre Royal

Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' - The Theatre Royal being demolished ©

Theatre Royal

being demolished

Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' - The General Post Office ©

General Post Office

East End of Princes Street

 

Photographs

Pre-1871

The General Post Office from the steps of Register House - Photograph by Valentine taken before 1871 ©

Valentine

GPO from Register House steps

 

Postcards

Early 1900s

Marshall Wane Postcard in the JM&Co Caledonia Series - Post Office and Waterloo Place ©

Marshall Wane

Post Office and Waterloo Place

 

Photographs

2002

Photograph by Peter Stubbs - August 2002 - View from the steps of Register House, looking past Steele's statue of the Duke of Wellington, towards North Bridge and the General Post Office. ©

View from the steps of Register House

Photograph by Peter Stubbs - August 2002 - View from the steps of Register House, past Steele's statue of the Duke of Wellington, towards North Bridge and the General Post Office. ©

View from the steps of Register House

Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - November 2002 - Looking to the north-west and north from the slopes of Arthur's seat in Queen's Park - towards the Balomoral Hotel, the old General Post Office and Granton ©

View from Holyrood Park

 

Photographs

Removal of the inside of the building

 2003

  GPO - Building work - Removal of interior walls prior to reconstruction - April 2003 ©

building work - 1

  GPO - Building work - Removal of interior walls of the building prior to reconstruction - April 2003 ©

building work - 2

 

GPO - Building work - Removal of interior walls prior to reconstruction - April 2003 ©

building work - 3

  GPO - building work, removing the interior walls prior to redevelopment - April 2003 ©

building work - 4

  GPO - building work, removing the interior walls prior to reconstruction - April 2003 ©

building work - 5

  GPO - Building work - Removal of interior walls prior to reconstruction - April 2003 ©

building work - 6

GPO - Demolition work, removing the inner floors of the building - April 2003 ©

building work - 7

The GPO and North Bridge - View from the steps of Register House - April 2003 ©

view from Register House

 

Photographs

Building Restored

 2003

  The western wall of the former GPO, facing onto North Bridge - August 2007 ©

 

 

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