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

©

19 59

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

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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 ©

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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 Hote l

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
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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 ©

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Bus and Lamp Post  -  zoom-in

Inverleith Row  -  Bus and Lamp Post Crash - 1948 ©

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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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