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The 1949 Edinburgh Festival

Edinburgh "The Athens of the North" A Panoramic view of the Royal Burgh from the Arboretum
drawings by Bryan De Grineau

Rail timetable

Travel by train to The Edinburgh International Festival

Festival opening ceremony

The opening of the 1949 Edinburgh Festival: Pageantry on the stage and on the parade ground

The queen

Edinburgh The Grass Market 1949

The Grassmarket - Edinburgh drawings by Bryan De Grineau

Edinburgh The Signet Library

The Signet Library 1949 - Edinburgh drawings by Bryan De Grineau

1950

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