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Edinburgh, Portobello, General

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General View (Period Unassigned), Village (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Edinburgh, Portobello, General

Classification General View (Period Unassigned), Village (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 70004

Site Number NT37SW 549

NGR NT 3050 7350

NGR Description Centred NT 3050 7350

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/70004

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Oblique aerial view.
Oblique aerial view.Portobello View from the sea (postcard). Insc: 'Portobello from the sea', '76044, J.V.'. NMRS Survey of Private Collections.Edinburgh, Portobello, High Street. Postcard of general view of High Street. Insc: 'High Street Looking E., Portobello' 'Reliable Series, R2290'. Aerial view.Edinburgh, Portobello, Joppa Salt Pans. Sketch of Salt Pans. Titled: 'Salt Pans near Joppa, between Musselburgh and Portobello from Sketch taken from Nature by Alexander Archer. April 1840'.View of Portobello beach, Edinburgh, from north west. Oblique aerial view of Portobello, looking to the NW.Edinburgh, Portobello. Aerial view.Edinburgh, Portobello. Aerial view from NW.Aerial view.Portobello, including Generating Station Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing.Oblique aerial view.Edinburgh, Portobello, Joppa Salt Pans. Photographic copy of sketch of Salt Pans. Titled: 'Salt Pans near Joppa, between Musselburgh and Portobello from Sketch taken from Nature by Alexander Archer. April 1840'.Aerial View.Edinburgh, Portobello. Aerial view from NE.Oblique aerial view.Oblique aerial view.Oblique aerial view.Portobello Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing South. Oblique aerial view.Portobello View from South (postcard). Insc: 'Portobello from south', '05778, J.V.'. NMRS Survey of Private Collections.Edinburgh, Portobello, General Plan. Photographic copy of Wood's plan. Titled: 'Plan of the town of Portobello, from actual survey by J. Wood' Ink and coloured wash.Scanned image of vertical aerial photograph BKS 2275: 184 Showing Portobello, including Portobello Power Station and Portobello Open Air Swimming Pool. Date: 1973Oblique aerial view of Portobello, looking to the NW.General view of 4-14 Morton Street South.Portobello, including Generating Station Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing South/West. Aerial View.Oblique aerial view centred on the railway sidings, with Portobello and a golf course adjacent, taken from the SSW.Scanned image of vertical aerial photograph BKS 2275: 135 Showing Portobello, including Portobello Power Station and Portobello Open Air Swimming Pool. Date: 1973Oblique aerial view centred on the railway sidings, with Portobello and a golf course adjacent, taken from the SSE.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE:

Villa for Patrick S Steele

PLANS:

Dick Peddie & MacKay, Edinburgh, new

Attic 2, Bin 35, Bag 2 James C Walker 1866

NMRS REFERENCE:

PLANS:

Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh photo of interior.

NMRS PRINT ROOM/ RARE BOOKS:

See bib.no. 27955

'Edinburgh and the Lothians', 1904. A.Eddington.

p.48 In text photograph of beach with promenade in background.

'The beach from the pier, Portobello'

'Marshall Wane and co.'

Portobello, Marine Gardens.

PLANS:

Dick Peddie & McKay, Edinburgh alts.

Attic 2, Bin 9, Bag 1.

Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson - 1942.

Portobello, Marine Gardens.

PLANS:

Dick Peddie & MacKay, Edinburgh adds & alts.

Attic 2, Bin 9, Bag 1.

T.B.Gibson,architect, 30 Rutland Square - 1928-1931.

Portobello, Marine Gardens.

PLANS:

Dick Peddie & MacKay, Edinburgh new.

Attic 2, Bin 9, Bag 1.

Walker & Ramsay, 123 Wellington Street, Glasgow - 1909.

William Jamieson.

Portobello. Villa near West end of Portobello, on Southside of the high road; originally built and occupied by the late William Jameson, Esq architect, Edinburgh".

(Edinburgh Evening Courant, Nov 1, 1824).

Robert Gray.

Portobello. St John's Episcopal Church - location uncertain at time of upgrade, 3.2.2000

Advertisement for tenders, 1824-5

(Edinburgh Evening Courant, Sept 20, 1824; March 31, 1825).

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