Princes Street

Looking to the south

Princes Street, one of the first streets in Edinburgh's New Town, was built in 1769.

The views below look across the street towards Princes Street Gardens.

 

Photos

Early-1900s

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Electric and Cable Cars

1917

 

Photos

1960s

Epstein Memorial Exhibition at Waverley Market, St Michael suspended above Waverley Market - 1961 ©

1961

Sr Michael sculpture on Waverley Market
for Epstein Memorial Exhibition

Looking south across Princes Street towards Mound Place and the buildings of the Old Town - Autumn 1963 ©

August 1963

Looking across to
Edinburgh Old Town
from Waverley

 

Photos

Christmas 2011

Snack Bar and old Routemaster buses in Princes Street - December 2011 ©

2011

Snack Bar, Two Buses, Edinburgh Castle

Snack Bar and old Routemaster buses in Princes Street - December 2011 ©

2011

Snack Bar, Two Buses, Pedestrians

 

 

Full Index

Views of Edinburgh

Princes Street views:
 Looking E         Looking W         Looking N + NE        Looking S

from Calton Hill        Preparing for the Trams        Princes Street Gardens

Other street views:
 Grassmarket         George Street          High Street        High Street closes        Leith Street
Lothian Road       North Bridge       Saint James Sq        Waverley Bridge       More Streets

 

 

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