Portobello, Edinburgh - Wikipedia
Portobello became industrialized in the 19th century, manufacturing bricks ("Portobello brick"), glass, lead, paper, pottery, soap and mustard. Joppa to the east was important as a salt producer. In 1833 the town was made a burgh, and jointly with Leith and Musselburgh, it was represented by one member of Parliament.
Portobello - Ordnance Survey large scale Scottish town plans, …
In the early nineteenth century, Portobello became popular as a seaside holiday town and a number of villas and holiday homes were built. Portobello was made into a burgh in 1833. The population rose sharply from 3,587 in 1841 to 8,684 in 1891.
Portobello Heritage Trust, georgian houses
The Architectural Development of Portobello in the early 19th Century John M Stewart This article concentrates on the period from 1770 to 1840 and examines some social and historical developments that explain how Portobello came to be developed in the way it was.
Local History – Portobello Online
Portobello reigned as Scotland’s premier seaside resort from the late 19th century and the era of cheap public transport. Trams brought folk from Edinburgh and trains brought holidaymakers in thousands especially from Glasgow during the Fair to …
Portobello, 1824 - National Records of Scotland
Portobello was a premier seaside resort during the 19th century with the railways bringing in holidaymakers from across Scotland to enjoy being by the water or the pleasure pier and concert...
The thread about some history of Portobello, the town that bricks …
Sep 30, 2022 · By the middle of the 19th century, Portobello was a fashionable suburb of large villas that were being built along the High Street in the direction of Joppa. We can get an idea of what it looked like from the below print of 1845.
History of Portobello, in Edinburgh and Midlothian | Map and …
Portobello through time. Portobello is now part of Edinburgh district. Click here for graphs and data of how Edinburgh has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Portobello itself, go to Units and Statistics.
Portobello: Historical perspective for Portobello - The Gazetteer …
Located just 3 miles (5 km) east of the centre of Edinburgh, this seaside town on the Firth of Forth originated from a single thatched cottage in 1763 held by a veteran of Admiral Vernon's 1739 campaign at Puerto Bello in Panama...
During the 19th century, Portobello became a fashionable watering place and then a holiday destination of the working classes, becoming Scotland’s most popular seaside resort. Industry and leisure existed side by side until the mid‐20th century.
Town Plans of Edinburgh - city - National Library of Scotland
1891 - W & A.K. JOHNSTON - Johnstons' plan of Edinburgh, Leith, Portobello and environs, etc. 1891 - BARTHOLOMEW - Bartholomew's Plan of the City of Edinburgh with Leith & Suburbs, reduced from the Ordnance Survey...