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View from Nelson Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1909

Subjects
Historic TowersMonuments & MemorialsTown & City Views
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of View from Nelson Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of View from Nelson Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks west from the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill. The clock tower of the North British Hotel rises above the rooftops, the Political Martyrs' obelisk stands at left, and a tall commemorative column appears in the middle distance; castellated buildings occupy the foreground. The Nelson Monument is a tapering tower topped by a time-ball, erected between 1805 and 1816 to honour Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar. Calton Hill, with its monuments and open outlook, has long been Edinburgh's favoured vantage point over the New Town and the Firth of Forth beyond.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

I have just noticed that I have written on the wrong card, but you will understand this is the card I referred to. The other one is the famous Cathedral. W. J. C

PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
VIEW FROM NELSON MONUMENT --- TUCK'S POST CARD CARTE POSTALE. POSTKARTE Raphael Tuck & Sons' "OILETTE" [Regd.] Postcard 8503. "EDINBURGH." By Appointment. The Nelson Monument is situated on the southern brow of Calton Hill, overlooking Regent Road. It is shaped like a telescope, and was erected during the years 1805-16 to the memory of the hero of Trafalgar. From this point a glorious view of the city can be obtained. Printed in England.
PostmarkedGLASGOW, January 5, 1909, 18:15
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Cassett

44 Sparhawk St Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, GLASGOW
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
Series"OILETTE" [Regd.] Postcard 8503.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Cassett, 44 Sparhawk St, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stamp1d Queen Victoria, red
Stamp1d King Edward VII, red
NotesThin light border; printed caption partly trimmed at the right edge; slight corner and edge wear. Postmark: GLASGOW 6.15 PM JAN 5 09. Divided-back Tuck's "OILETTE" (No. 8503) printed in England; British 1d stamp; handwritten message runs upside down along the long edge; light soiling, creasing and edge wear.

Cite this card

View from Nelson Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/view-from-nelson-monument-edinburgh-scotland-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.