The Photography of Erskine Beveridge

This is a story of collecting the past, told through the lens of Erskine Beveridges’ photographs from the turn of the 20th century. Discover Relics, Ruins and Ways of Life in our online exhibition.

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Relics

Discover the history of recording relics and objects surviving from an earlier time.
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Ruins

Beveridge was charmed by ruins and many of his photographs capture the remains of buildings that have suffered much damage or dilapidation.
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Ways Of Life

Through his camera, Beveridge captured the various ways of life around Scotland, from Edinburgh to Stromness he documented a key time in our history.
Collection

The Erskine Beveridge Collection

An incredible collection of over 750 glass plate negatives taken by Erskine Beveridge between 1880 and 1919, now part of the HES Archives.