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View from Nelson Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, circa 1910

Subjects
Historic TowersMonuments & MemorialsTown & City Views
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked January 5, 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of View from Nelson Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, circa 1910, 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of View from Nelson Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, circa 1910, 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Elevated city view looking west from the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill, with the clock tower of the North British Hotel rising above the rooftops, the Political Martyrs' obelisk on the left, and a tall commemorative column in the middle distance; castellated buildings occupy the foreground. The Nelson Monument, a tapering tower topped by a time-ball, was completed in 1816 to honour Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, and Calton Hill 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 not received yet the wonderful card. I am well now in the [illegible] the card I received I hope you are as well and to Cassie [illegible]

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, Scotland, January 5, 1909, 18:15
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss M. Bassett

44 Sparkawk St, Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Glasgow, Scotland
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss M. Bassett, 44 Sparkawk St, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedEdinburgh, Scotland
Stamp1d Queen Victoria, 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 and is largely illegible; light soiling, creasing and edge wear.

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View from Nelson Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/view-from-nelson-monument-edinburgh-scotland-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.