Scope and Contents A file entitled "Lister Trust Site - proposed Dental Hospital". The file contains notes of meetings with interested parties, correspondence, committee papers and minutes relating to the University of Edinburgh's application to the the Corporation of the City of Edinburgh for planning permission to build a dental hospital on a site owned by the Lister Trust, close to the location of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, at the time. Committee papers represented include: The University of Edinburgh...

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Two studies carried out by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates, evaluating sites for the construction of a proposed Dental Hospital and School for the University of Edinburgh. The first compares 3 sites within the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area. The second looks in more detail at one of the sites, the "Bristo Site".

Scope and Contents Background information concerning the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area (1962) consists of: Corporation of the City of Edinburgh Planning Committee minutes, (1 February 1961) documents relating to the City of Edinburgh Development Plan, (1954-1960) a report concerning the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area, (June 1962) ...

Scope and Contents University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area (1962): general correspondence, sub-committee papers and minutes consists of 3 files entitled: Edinburgh University CDA: Faculty of Music, Law, Divinity, Veterinary, (1975-1976) University of Edinburgh CDA: Faculty of Medicine, (1973-1977) University of Edinburgh CDA: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the preparation of the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area (1962) consists of: sketch plans for the University Development Committee notes, minutes and correspondence concerning meetings with internal and external interested parties, (1961) correspondence concerning Percy Johnson-Marshall's appointment as Planning Consultant to the...

Scope and Contents Six reports, by three different consultants: Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates, Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and Partners and the University of Edinburgh Architecture Research Unit. Five concern feasibility studies for possible development of miscellaneous sites within the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area. Locations considered are the Appleton Tower in George Square, the High School Yards site, the Buccleuch Church site, the Empire Theatre site and the Empire...

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University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area: Old College Redevelopment consists of:

Scope and Contents Three reports concerning redevelopment of the University of Edinburgh Old College. The earliest by Ian G Lindsay & Partners (1964) outlines the history of Old College and provides plans and outline proposals for future use. Two from the late 1970s are by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates and report on a proposed scheme to resurface to quad of Old College. One report consists of annotated photographs of an architectural model. An individual black and white photographic print (12cm x...

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Contents of an original file concerning the University of Edinburgh Development Committee: Central Area Development Sub-committee's project to repave and clean the stonework of Old College. The file contains committee minutes, correspondence, handwritten notes on site meetings, possible designs, research into methodology and estimates from possible contractors.

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Incomplete set of agenda, papers and minutes for the University of Edinburgh Development Committee from 1976-1984. Percy Johnson-Marshall attended these meetings in his role as planning consultant to the University of Edinburgh. The papers chart decisions and progress concerning University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area .