Granton Harbour 7
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
Granton Harbour 7
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Granton Harbour is at the centre of Granton in Edinburgh and was the main reason for a community growing up here.
It dates from the 1830s and was newly built in a location where there had not been a harbour previously.
There was a need for a major deep water harbour and the idea of building a harbour at Granton is said to have been suggested by R W Hamilton, the manager of the General Steam Navigation Company, in 1834. The company ran a fleet of passenger steamers and felt that it would be useful to have a harbour that could be used at all states of the tide.
The 5th Duke of Buccleuch who owned land in the area (and elsewhere), saw the opportunity to build a new harbour on part of the estate he owned. The Duke was advised about the design of the harbour by Robert Stevenson, better known as a lighthouse engineer. (He was the grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson, the author).
The first part of the new harbour, generally called the Middle Pier, was opened on Queen Victoria’s Coronation Day, 28 June 1838. In her honour it was named Victoria Jetty, but the name later fell into disuse.
Construction of the harbour continued, firstly with the building of the Western Breakwater, completed in 1851, then the Eastern Breakwater. This was completed in 1863. The stone used for the construction came from the Duke’s own Granton Quarry nearby.
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February 1st, 2021
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