A selection of photos of historic Edinburgh, taken at the end of the 19th century
All the images are courtesy of Francis Frith and available to buy as prints by clicking the image.
Above: Waterloo Place and the General Post Office, 1897Above: Princes Street, 1897
Above: The Castle from the Grassmarket, 1897Above: Black Watch on the castle esplanade, 1897Above: Palace of Holyroodhouse, Chapel 1897Above: King Charles's Bedroom, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh 1897Above: The Canongate Tolbooth, 1897 Above: Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument, Princes Street 1897Above: Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket 1883Above: The Museum of Antiquities, 1897Above: St Giles's Cathedral, the Choir looking west 1897Above Photo of Donaldson's Hospital, 1897Above: Princes Street Gardens, 1897
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