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An elaborate house, Scottish Baronial, with a boy pulling a cart in front, rear the corner of Wardie Road. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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A house with two-story gable and a one-storey wing with an oriel window, next to the villa shown in the previous image Coll-1167/B/26/22/17. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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In 1910, Musselburgh was quite separate from Edinburgh, with a rural area between it and the outer suburbs at the time. This scene was probably photographed as part of a study of communications and routes around the city. See Coll-1167/B/26/23. Handwritten by Alasdair Geddes.

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View of Free Church College from Garden. These photographs must have been taken before 1907, unless 'Free Church" has been confused with 'United Free Church' by Alasdair Geddes. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/20.

Scope and Contents View of Free Church College from Garden. This view may be seen from Ramsay Lane. The Free Church College held the ownership of this building from the time of its construction (1844-1850) until 1900, and from 1905 to 1907 when it was transferred to the United Free Church, and after the Union of Churches in 1929, to the Church of Scotland. Since 1937 it has housed the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh. In 1907, the Free Church moved their headquarters to the Free Church...

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11 Glass plate negatives showing a variety of scenes within the High Street to the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, which form part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.

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5 Glass plate negatives showing a variety of scenes of gardens in the New Town, Edinburgh, which form part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.

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George IV Bridge Arch, taken from near foot of Candlemaker Row. The Central Library is on the left. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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10 Glass plate negatives showing a variety of scenes within the Bristo area of Edinburgh, which form part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.

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Lane behind the east side of George Square, looking south towards Buccleugh Place. The lane was demolished c. 1960-1970, but a few of the original houses (1774-1779) on the east side of the square survive, overshadowed by the Appleton Tower. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Higher Education Developments" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/23