George Street

 

Trade Directory Advert

1864

Detail from an advert in the Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory - 1864 - Royal Insurance Company, 13 George Street ©

13 George Street

 

Engravings

1890

Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh - George Street - looking to the west towards St George's Church ©

OLD & NEW EDINBURGH 1890

View towards Charlotte Square

 Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh ©

OLD & NEW EDINBURGH 1890

The Physicians' Hall

 

Postcards

Early 1900s

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - George Street, Edinburgh ©

The back of a postcard by an unidentified publisher - George Street, Edinburgh ©

George Street - looking east

Castle Series - Offset Postcards - George Street ©

George Street - looking west
Hartmann Real Glossy Tartan Series Postcard  -  Sepia with Edinburgh Coat of Arms - George Street ©

George Street - looking east

 

Photos

1920s or 1930s

George Street in the 1920s - Marion Fishmonger Lorry and other vehicles ©

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George Street in the 1920s - S2342 and other vehicles ©

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George Street in the 1920s - SG7720 and other vehicles ©

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Photographs

1950s to 1970s

   Photograph by Norward Inglis - George Street from the roof of St George's Church in Charlotte Square ©

Norward Inglis

George Street - looking east

   Fire Engine parked outside the former Waterstons Stationers, George Street, Edinburgh New Town ©

Ian Scott Hazlemere

Waterstons Stationers
35 George Street

   George Street - Fluorescent Lights - Around 1958? ©

Edinburgh City Archive

George Street - looking west

Cars parked in the centre of George Street, around 1958 ©

Edinburgh City Archive

Cars in George Street  -  c.1958  -  zoom-in

George Street - Fluorescent Lights - Early Sunday Morning, around 1958? ©

Danny Callaghan

George Street, West End - 1958

36 (The Grail) + 38 George Street, Edinburgh - 1970 ©

RCAHMS

36 (The Grail) + 38 George Street

 

Christmas Lights

2003

Looking west along George Street towards West Register House ©

Christmas Lights - 1

Looking along George Street from outside the Assembly Rooms towards West Register House on the west side of Charlotte Square ©

Christmas Lights - 2

Looking east along George Street towards St Andrew Square

Christmas Lights 3

Image derived from a photograph looking to the east along George Street towards West Register House on the west side of Charlotte Square ©

Christmas Lights - 4

Image derived from a photograph looking to the east along George Street towards the Melville Monument in the centre of St Andrew Square ©

Christmas Lights 5

 

Road Signs

2005

Road sign introduced into Edinburgh New Town in 2005 as part of the Central Edinburgh Traffic Management Scheme - George Street - Looking west towards Charlotte Square ©

Charlotte Square
from George Street

Road sign introduced into Edinburgh New Town in 2005 as part of the Central Edinburgh Traffic Management Scheme - Castle Street, looking south towards George Street ©

George Street
from Castle Street

Road sigs in introduced into Edinburgh New Town in 2005 as part of the Central Edinburgh Traffic Management Scheme - George Street - looking east towards the junction with Frederick Street ©

George Street
approaching
Frederick Street

Road markings introduced into Edinburgh New Town in 2005 as part of the Central Edinburgh Traffic Management Scheme - Hanover Street, looking north at the junction with George Street ©

George Street and
Hanover Street

Cones around the statue at the junction of George Street and Hanover Street ©

George Street and
Hanover Street

Car Parking in George Street - Photograph taken November 2005 ©

Parking

 

New Year Celebrations

'The Night Afore'

December 30, 2006

Scottish Ceilidh  -  Music and Dancing

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - Night Afore International - Ceilidh in George Street - 30 December 2006 ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - Night Afore International - Ceilidh in George Street - 30 December 2006 ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - Night Afore International - Ceilidh in George Street - 30 December 2006 ©

Street Theatre

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - 'The Night Afore' - Street Theatre in George Street ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - 'The Night Afore' - Street Theatre in George Street ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - 'The Night Afore' - Street Theatre in George Street ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - 'The Night Afore' - Street Theatre in George Street ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - 'The Night Afore' - Street Theatre in George Street ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - 'The Night Afore' - Street Theatre in George Street ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - 'The Night Afore' - Street Theatre in George Street ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - 'The Night Afore' - Street Theatre in George Street ©

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - 'The Night Afore' - Street Theatre in George Street ©

 

George Street Shops

2009

   80 George Street - Cruise - November 2009 ©

80 George Street

Christmas Lights

2011

George Street - Christmas Decorations at The Dome, December 2011 ©

14 George Street

The Dome - 3.10 pm

George Street - Christmas Decorations at The Dome, December 2011 ©

14 George Street

The Dome - 4.45 pm

George Street - Christmas Decorations at The Dome, December 2011 ©

14 George Street

The Dome + Traffic (zoom-in)

George Street - Christmas Decorations at The Dome, December 2011 ©

14 George Street

The Dome + Traffic (zoom-out)

George Street - Christmas Decorations at Le Monde, December 2011 ©

16 George Street

Le Monde  (zoom-in)

George Street - Christmas Decorations at Le Monde, December 2011 ©

16 George Street

Le Monde + Traffic (zoom-out)

L:ooking along George Street from St Andrew Square - December 2011 ©

Looking along George Street
from St Andrew Square - 1

L:ooking along George Street from St Andrew Square - December 2011 ©

Looking along George Street
 from St Andrew Square - 2

   

Christmas Lights

2013

The Dome

The Dome Restaurant, 14 George Street -  Exterior Decorated for Christmas, 2013 ©

Exterior - looking up

The Dome Restaurant, 14 George Street  -  Exterior Decorated for Christmas, 2013 ©

Exterior - from across George Street

The Dome Restaurant, 14 George Street -  Chandeliers, Chroistmas decorations and tables set for meals ©

Interior - tables set

The Dome Restaurant, 14 George Street -  Chandeliers, Chroistmas decorations and tables set for meals ©

Interior - tables set  -  zoom-in

The Dome Restaurant, 14 George Street -  Staff at work beneath the Christmas Tree ©

Staff beneath the Christmas Tree

The Dome Restaurant, 14 George Street -  Staff at work beneath the Christmas Tree ©

Staff beneath the Christmas Tree

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Customers beneath the Christmas Tree

 

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