Links
Here are links to a few other sites that you may find interesting:
Granton Trawlers
A site by an ex-trawlerman, with a lot of information about trawling from Granton including a list of trawlers with their details (www.grantontrawlers.com):
A direct link to the grantontrawlers.com page on James Martin‘s boat-building yard at Granton, by Graham Toward:
A direct link to the grantontrawlers.com page on David Allan‘s boat-building yard at Granton, by Graham Toward:
Ordnance Gazetteer for Scotland
The Ordnance Gazetteer for Scotland entry for Granton (author Francis H Groome, published 1882-1885) from the online version by Bruce Gittings of the University of Edinburgh and Dr. David Munro of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townhistory643.html):
Old and New Edinburgh
Old and New Edinburgh by James Grant, published in the 1880s. See Volume VI, Chapter 36 for Wardie,Trinity and Granton (www.oldandnewedinburgh.co.uk):
Wikipedia - Dukes of Buccleuch
Information on Wikipedia ('the free encyclopedia') about the Dukes of Buccleuch, who had a major role in the development of Granton. The 5th Duke financed the building of Granton Harbour (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukes_of_Buccleuch):
Granton Community Portal
Granton Community Portal - with many other links about our area (www.granton.2day.ws):
Granton Parish Church
The website for Granton Parish Church, with useful information about the area generally, and old photographs (www.grantonparish.org.uk):
Granton Baptist Church
The website for Granton Baptist Church (www.gbwebsite.t83.net):
Old Newhaven
Our neighbours in Newhaven (www.johnlyle.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/oldnewhaven):
Local History Online
A UK-wide site with good links to a range of resources (www.local-history.co.uk):
EdinPhoto
An excellent site with a large number of old photographs from the Edinburgh area, including many of Granton (www.edinphoto.org.uk):
Edinburgh in Pictures
Quite a new site about Edinburgh - each entry is illustrated with an original photograph, and there are many historic images and web references to help you understand how the city has changed through the years (www.edinburghinpictures.co.uk):
Burntisland online
A site about Burntisland, five miles north of Granton across the Firth of Forth - the other end of the ferry trip from Granton Harbour (www.burntisland.net):
And a few books:
| Title | Author | Publisher | Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranger on the Shore | James Gracie | Argyll Publishing | 2003 | 1902831535 |
| Port of Leith & Granton | Graeme Somner | Tempus Publishing Ltd | 2004 | 0752432176 |
| Traditions of Trinity and Leith | Joyce Wallace | John Donald Publishers Ltd | 1997 | 0859764478 |
| Further Traditions of Trinity and Leith | Joyce Wallace | John Donald Publishers Ltd | 1990 | 0859762823 |
James Gracie's book contains one or two errors but is a good introduction to the area although now a little out of date.
Graeme Somner's book gives extensive information about vessels that operated from Granton Harbour over the years.
Joyce Wallace's books are wide-ranging but contain a lot of interesting information about large houses in the area, not all still in existence.