Date: 11/06/2023

Edinburgh saw a surge of red sandstone buildings being erected towards the end of the nineteenth century - and most of them are still standing today.

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Rutland Street, Edinburgh, in 2006, looking east towards the Caledonian Hotel, with the junction of Princes Street and Lothian Road in the background. The former entrance to Princes Street station still stands on the right, although nowadays it provides access to a car park.
Location: Edinburgh Princes Street
Company: Caledonian Railway
12/04/2006 John Furnevel

Demolition well underway at Princes Street station - thought to have been photographed on 13 June 1970.
Location: Edinburgh Princes Street
Company: Caledonian Railway
13/06/1970 Bill Jamieson

Edinburgh's impressive Caledonian Hotel at the east end of Princes Street, looking very festive and nicely decorated on 23rd December 2017. I wonder how many people now realise that there was a very substantial railway station behind the hotel.
Location: Edinburgh Princes Street
Company: Caledonian Railway
23/12/2017 Alan Cormack

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