Street Lighting Photos

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1.

Streets + Districts

2.

Accidents + Installations

3.

Style of lamp post

 

1.

Streets and Districts

 

Canongate
 part of
Edinburgh's Royal Mile

©

1959

Royal Mile

 

Comiston Road
 near Fairmilehead

    Comiston Road near Fairmilehead - Street lighting at night ©

1937

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    Comiston Road near Fairmilehead - Street lighting at night ©

1937

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Dean Bridge
 and streets nearby

    Clarenden Crescent - Lamp Post ©

2009

Clarendon Crescent

    Lamp Posts and bus on Dean Bridge - April 2010 ©

2010

Dean Bridge

Lamp Posts on Dean Bridge - 2011 ©

2011

Dean Bridge

 

George Street

    George Street - Fluorescent Lights - Around 1958? ©

1958

George Street (East End)

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

1958

George Street (West End)

 

Gilmerton Road

    Gilmerton Road - Street lighting at night ©

1937

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    Gilmerton Road - Street lighting at night ©

1937

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Granton Harbour
 Lamp post from Alloa Foundry

1842

Middle Pier, Granton Harbour - Lamp Post base  ©

Photo  -  2004

Granton Middle Pier

Middle Pier, Granton Harbour - Lamp Post top ©

Photo  -  2004

Granton Middle Pier

Middle Pier, Granton Harbour - Lamp Post base - zoom-in ©

Photo  -  2004

Granton Middle Pier

Middle Pier, Granton Harbour - Lamp Post ©

Photo  -  2004

Granton Middle Pier

 1842 lamp post at Middle Pier, Granton Harbour - photographed 2007 ©

Photo  -  2004

Granton Middle Pier

 

Green Jenny's Close
 Leith

    JCJ Kirk's Hairdressing Rooms, Green Jenny's Close, Giles Street, Leith - Demolished 1914 ©

Demolished 1914

Green Jenny's Close, Giles Street

 

High Street

Old car parked outside restaurant at 49 Causewayside ©

Around 1890?

Old Gas Lamp

John Knox House, High Street, Edinbrurgh - Photograph by J Patrick ©

Around 1890?

Old Gas Lamp

High Street - looking to the east from the junction with South Bridge. Street lights are mounted on the wall ©

Photo taken when?

Wall-mounted street lamps

High Street - looking to the east from the junction with South Bridge. Street lights are mounted on the wall ©

Photo taken when?

Wall-mounted street lamps

 

Leith Walk
 Leith

    Statue to Queen Victoria at the Foot of Leth Walk ©

'Fit o' the Walk'

Fluorescent Lanterns

 

Lothian Road

    Lamp Post in Lothian Road, outside the Usher Hall - late-1950s ©

late-1950s

Usher Hall

 

Lower Drawbridge
 Leith

  Lower Drawbridge over the Water of Laith at The Shore, Leith - Removed 1910 ©

Removed 1910

Lower Drawbridge, over Water of Leith

 

New Calton Cemetery

Old Lamp Post at New Calton Cemetery ©

Lamp Post

Old Lamp Post at New Calton Cemetery ©

Lamp Post

zoom-in

 

Newhaven

Looking west along East Trinity Road towards Laverockbank Road - June 1909 - Road proposed to be widened. ©

1909

East Trinity Road

Newhaven Road - Proposed Road Widening, 1909 ©

1909

Newhaven Road

 

North Bridge

    Lamp Posts on George IV Bridge - 2011 ©

East Side of Bridge, looking south

Zoom-in to one of the Lamp Posts on George IV Bridge with Moon in the Backgroun - 2011 ©

Zoom-in to Lamp Post + Moon

 

Princes Street

C&A Modes, Princes Street - Fire 1955, View from Waverley Bridge ©

1955

C&A Modes - Fire

Princes Street Lamp Posts in late-1950s - Moffat, Photographer and shops ©

late-1950s

Moffat, Photographer

Princes Street Lamp Posts in late-1950s - Mackie's Shortbread and other shops ©

late-1950s

Mackie's Shortbread

Princes Street Lamp Posts in late-1950s - Marcus Furs and other shops ©

late-1950s

Marcus Furs

Princes Street Lamp Posts in late-1950s - Jenners and other shops ©

late-1950s

Jenners

Princes Street Lamp Posts in late-1950s - Old Waverley Hotel and shops ©

late-1950s

Old Waverley Hotel

Photograph by G W Wilson - Looking to the east along Princes Street from the Scott Monument ©

Around 1860s?

Waverley Bridge and Lamp Post

   Register House at the East End of Princes Street - Photograph probably by James Valentine or George Washington Wilson ©

Lamp post  -  19th Century

East End

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - Princes Street, East End ©

Lamp post  -  early 1900s

East End

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - Princes Street, East End ©

Lamp post  -  around 1920

East End

    Statue to Duke of Wellington and Lamp Posts outside Register House - looking west ©

Looking west  -  2011

East End

    Statue to Duke of Wellington and Lamp Posts outside Register House, looking east ©

Looking east  -  2011

East End

 

St Andrew Square
 and streets nearby

Lamp Post outside the side door of Jenners, South St David Street, Edinburgh ©

Photo - 2010

South St David Street

 

Sandport Street
 Leith

 

    Lamp Post beside the Water of Leith at Sandport, Leith - October, 2010 ©

Photo - 2010

Sandport Leith

     Lamp Post beside the Water of Leith at Sandport, Leith - October, 2010 ©

Photo - 2010

Leith

    Photo from Bernard Street Bridge, Leith - Water of Leith frozen - Christmas Eve 2010 ©

Photo - 2010

Sandport Leith

    Photo from Bernard Street Bridge, Leith - Water of Leith frozen - Christmas Eve 2010 ©

Photo - 2010

Sandport Leith

    Photo from Bernard Street Bridge, Leith - Water of Leith frozen - Christmas Eve 2010 ©

Photo - 2010

Sandport Leith

 

South Queensferry

  Ceremonial Lamp Posts outside the Lord Provost's home in Wellhead Close, South Queensferry, 2011 ©

Wellhead Close  -  Lord Provost's home
Looking east

  Ceremonial Lamp Posts outside the Lord Provost's home in Wellhead Close, South Queensferry, 2011 ©

Wellhead Close  -  Lord Provost's home
Looking NW

  The Two Birdges Hotel and Street Lamps, Newhalls Road, South Queensferry ©

Newhalls Road
The Two Bridges Hotel

  Lamp Post on East Terrace, above the shops on High Street, Queensferry ©

East Terrace
Above High Street, Queensferry

  Lamp Post at the east end of High Street, South Queensferry - looking east - 2011 ©

High Street, Queensferry
Looking east

  Lamp Post and Forth Bridge, from High Street, Queensferry ©

Forth Bridge from High Street
Zoom-in

  Lamp Post and Forth Road Bridge, from High Street, Queensferry ©

Forth Road Bridge
from High Street

  Lamp Post and Forth Bridge, from High Street, Queensferry ©

Forth Road Bridge
from High Street

 

Tolbooth Wynd
Leith
J M Postcard - Leith, Tolbooth Wynd ©

Early 1900s

Tolbooth Wynd

 

Tower Place

Leith
    ©

At the Entrance to Leith Docks

 

2.

Accidents & Installations

Accident

Canongate

Fallen Lamp Post Accident - Where and When? ©

1946

Canongate  -  ATS lorry

Accident outside Queensberry House, Canongate on December 26, 1946 ©

1946

Canongate  -  ATS lorry

 

Accident

Granton Road

Granton Road - Road Accident - Bus hits lamp post, 1974 ©

1974

Bus and Lamp Post  -  zoom-in

Granton Road - Road Accident - Bus hits lamp post, 1974 ©

1974

Bus and Lamp Post  -  zoom-out

 

Accident

Inverleith Row

Inverleith Row  -  Bus and Lamp Post Crash - 1948 ©

1948

Bus and Lamp Post  -  zoom-in

Inverleith Row  -  Bus and Lamp Post Crash - 1948 ©

1948

Bus and Lamp Post  -  zoom-out

 

Accident

Longstone Road

Longstone Road - Bus hits lamp post, 1956 ©

1959-66

Longstone Road

 

Accident

North Bridge

North Bridge Lamp Post - Road Accident, 1978 © 

1978

North Bridge

 

Accident

South Clerk Street

South Clerk Street - Lamp post accident, 1948 ©

1948

South Clerk Street

 

Accident

Willowbrae Road

Willowbrae Road - Road Accident - Bus hits lamp post, 1964 ©

1964

Willowbrae Road  -  bus

Willowbrae Road - Road Accident - Bus hits lamp post, 1964 ©

1964

Willowbrae Road  -  bus

 

Installation

Where?

Installing a lamp post - Where and when? - Lamp post on the ground. ©

When?

Where?

 Installing a lamp post - Where and when? - Lamp post on the ground ©

When?

Where?

 

3.

Styles of Lamp Post

 

Lamp Post from Mackenzie & Moncur

MacKenzie & Moncur Catalogue - Street Lighting Standards, Brackets, etc. - 1937, Cover ©

Lamp standard No. 3 -  Bracket No. 7

    Lamp Post in Glenfinlas Street, New Town, Edinburgh ©

Photo  -  2009

Glenfinlas Street

    Lamp Post in Glenfinlas Street, New Town, Edinburgh - Detail ©

Photo  -  2009

Glenfinlas Street

 

Lamp Posts from Mackenzie & Moncur

Lamp standard with  Bracket No. 40  -  short bracket

Infirmary Street Lamp Post, 2009 - zoom-in ©

Photo  -  2009

Infirmary Street

  

Infirmary Street Lamp Posts, 2009 ©

Photo  -  2009

Infirmary Street

Infirmary Street Lamp Posts, 2009 ©

Photo  -  2009

Infirmary Street

 

Lamp Post from Mackenzie & Moncur

Gas Lamp Column No. 101

Lamp Posts in Forth Street, Broughton, Edinburgh ©

2010

Forth Street

   

Lamp Posts in Forth Street, Broughton, Edinburgh ©

2010

Forth Street

Lamp Posts in Forth Street, Broughton, Edinburgh ©

2010

Forth Street

    Lamp Posts in Forth Street, Broughton, Edinburgh ©

2010

Forth Street

Two of these columns survive, in Forth Street.  One is located midway along the street outside the Radio Forth studios, the other is at the junction with Union Street.  I got some photos of these two relics in Summer, 2010.

Steven Oliver, Duns, Borders, Scotland:  January 4, 2011

 

Lamp Post from Mackenzie & Moncur

Wall Bracket No. 116  (variant)

    ©

Photo  -  2010

Maritime Street, Leith

 

Lamp Post from Mackenzie & Moncur

Street Lighting Standards for mounting on Walls  -  No. 207

    Randolph Lane - Lamp Standard mounted on a wall ©

2009

Randolph Lane

    Lamp Post in Glenfinlas Street, New Town, Edinburgh - Detail ©

Photo  -  2009

Glenfinlas Street

 

Lamp Posts with Slogans

Street Light with slogan, 1938. Where was it? How many others were there? ©

Photo  -  1938

(a)  Where is it?
(b)  Are there others similar?

 

Lamp Posts -  Detail

Where is it?  What others were there?

Tram and Lamp Post - Where and when? ©

Tram and Lamp Post
(a)  Where?    (b)  When?

 

Private and Commemorative Lamp Posts

Lamp Post in a garden on the corner of Greenbank Grove and Greenbank Road ©

Photo  -  2010?

Greenbank

 

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