The Scott Monument

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description of the Scott Monument

 

Scott Monument

from the North

Post Card - The Scott Monument in Princes Street - PPC Philco Series ©

POST CARD
 Philco

Postcard - Castle Series - Sir Walter Scott Monument ©

POST CARD
'Castle Series

Around Edinburgh - The Scott Monument and Sir Walter Scott ©

POST CARD
 Unidentified publisher

 

Scott Monument

from the South

GW Wilson stereo card - Sir Walter Sott Monument ©

STEREO VIEW

G W Wilson

Stereoscopic view by BW Kilburn - The Scott Monument from Princes Street Gardens ©

STEREO VIEW

B W Kilburn

 

Scott Monument

from the SW

P&WM Vello Series postcards - Princes Street Gardens - Spring ©

POSTCARD

P&WM Vello Series

 

Scott Monument

from the East

Photos

The Scott Monument in Princes Street - Photo by Alex A Inglis ©

EDINBURGH ALBUM PHOTO

Alex A Inglis

Photograph by Norward Inglis - View towards the Scott Monument and beyond from high on the North British Hotel ©

 c.1950s

Norward Inglis

Stereo Views

Archibald Burns stereo card - The Sir Walter Scott Monument ©

STEREO VIEW

Archibald Burns

The Scott Monument - stereo view by Thomas Vernon Begie ©

PHOTOGRAPH IN LATE 1850S

Thomas Begbie

Postcards

J M Postcard - Caledonia Series - The Scott Monument and Princes Street Gardens ©

Scott Monument +
Princes Street Gardens

'National Series' postcard - Princes Street and Scott Monument from NB Hotel ©

Scott Monument +
Princes Street Gardens

Postcard published by WH Berlin, with many small cut-out windows and moon, to be held up to the light - Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument ©

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W H Series

Postcard published by WH Berlin, with many small cut-out windows and moon, showing the effect when held up to the light - Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument ©

POST CARD

W H Series

Postcard published by WH Berlin, with many small cut-out windows and moon, to be held up to the light - Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument ©

POST CARD

W H Series

Zoom-in to the picture on a ostcard published by WH Berlin, with many small cut-out windows and moon, to be held up to the light - Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument ©

POST CARD  -  ZOOM-IN

W H Series

Postcard - Castle Series - Princes Street, looking west ©

POST CARD  c.1900
 Unidentified Publisher

 Raphael Tuck "Art" postcard - Princes Street ©

POST CARD

Tuck's Oilette

Photograph from View Album of Edinburgh & District, published by Patrick Thomson around 1900 - Scott Monument ©

View Album of Edinburgh and District

Engravings

Engraving from Nelson's Pictorial Guide Books - Edinburgh from Princes Street Gardens ©

ENGRAVING

Nelson's Pictorial Guide Book

Engravings - The Scott Monument ©

ENGRAVING

Old & New Edinburgh

 

Scott Monument

from the West

Photos

The Scott Monument and an old car - possibly the 1920s ©

EARLY 1900s

Monument and car

The Scott Monument in Princes Street with two cars and a bus ©

EARLY 1900s

Monument, cars and bus

The Scott Monument from Princes Street Gardens - summer 1950 ©

SUMMER 1950

Monument, from the Gardens

Stereo Views

Stereo view by George Washington Wilson - The Scott Monument and Carriages in Princes Street ©

George Washington Wilson

Scott Monument +Coaches

Stereo View by George Washington Wilson - Looking east along Princes Street towards the Scott Monument ©

George Washington Wilson

Looking east along Princes Street

Postcards

J M Postcard - Caledonia Series - The Scott Monument and Princes Street Gardens ©

Scott Monument +
Princes Street Gardens

'National Series' postcard - Scott Monument from East Princes Street Gardens ©

Scott Monument +
Princes Street Gardens

'National Series' postcard - Scott Monument and Princes Street from Foot of Mound ©

Scott Monument +
Princes Street

 

Scott Monument

from the West

Producing  Coloured Postcards

Method 1

JB White postcard of the Scott Monument, Princes Street - sepia ©

JB White postcard of the Scott Monument, Princes Street - sepia ©

Method 2

JB White - an original black and white photo used to produce a coloured postcard - The Scott Monument, Princes Street ©

JB White - hand-coloured photo - an intermediate stage in producing a coloured postcard - The Scott Monument, Princes Street ©

JB White - A coloured postcard - The Scott Monument, Princes Street ©

 

View from the Scott Monument

Looking North

   Engravings - View looking to the north from the top of the Scott Monument - looking over Howie's studio ©

ENGRAVING

Looking North from The Scott Monument

For other views from the Scott Monument, see:

Princes Street: looking E

Princes Street: looking W

 

Recent Photos of the Scott Monument

The Scott Monument - Spectators for the Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade at the Scott Monument - 3 August 2003 - zoom-out ©

2003

Cavalcade Spectators

 

©

2003

Cavalcade Spectators

Sir Walter Scott Statue

Big Wheel in Princes Street, with silhouettes, and Scott Monument behind - Christmas 2000.. ©

2006

Christmas 
The Big Wheel and
Scott Monument

 

Edinburgh Cow Parade - 2006 - The Scott Monument ©

2006

Edinburgh CowParade

The Scott Monument from the East End of Princes Street - 4.50pm on January 26, 2007 ©

January 2007

from East End of Princes Street

Inside the Scott Monument - August 2009 ©

August 2009

Inside the Monument

 

Certificate for climbing the Scott Monument

Greyfriars' Church - Pew Rental Document - 1859 ©

Certificate for climbing the Scott Monument - 1969

 

Scott Monument  -  Statues

Photos

  One of the statues on the Scott Monument - photographed during restoration of the monument ©

Statue 1

  One of the statues on the Scott Monument - photographed during restoration of the monument ©

Statue 2

  One of the statues on the Scott Monument - photographed during restoration of the monument ©

Statue 3

  One of the statues on the Scott Monument - photographed during restoration of the monument ©

Statue 4

Postcard

Around Edinburgh - Statue of Sir Walter Scott - A postcard by Deloitte Fenwick for Shurey's Publications ©

POST CARD
 Delittle Fenwick

 

Scott Monument

Photos

November 2010

View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

 View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

View from the Scott Monument  -  November 2010 ©

 

 

Views from the Scott Monument

Other Monuments

 

 

 

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