Scope and Contents The junction of Potterow (right) looking approximately north, and Bristo Street (left of print) looking north west. The buildings shown in images Coll-1167/B/26/17/2-4 are therefore on the right hand side of the street on the left of The image, i.e. Bristo Street viewed from the other end. The street, with its c. 1700-1900 buildings, had close associations with Robert Burns. Potterow, to the right, was a less important thoroughfare, being narrower. In the centre of the picture, at the "V"...

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5 Glass plate negatives showing a variety of scenes within the Princes Gardens, the New Town and its northern edge, Edinburgh, which form part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.

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Reid's Close. South side of the Canongate. Not to be confused with Reid's Court (Coll-1167/B/26/5/15-18). Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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Reid's Close. Almost identitcal to Coll-1167/B/26/5/19, but there are two separate slides. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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Reid's Close. This close was situated a little to the west of Queensberry House. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

Scope and Contents Reid's Court, from street showing Entrance Gate, north side of Canongate. Notice the well-dressed children on the left, and contrast and compare them with the others in this and subsequent images. This photograph has been taken from the street, and not from the south east corner of the court. It appears to precede the next print, Coll-1167/B/26/5/15. See also the inscription on Coll-1167/B/26/12/5. There has been some confusion, as that inscription probably refers to this image but at some...

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Reid's Court from within the courtyard. Note that the original of The image was given no number. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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Reid's Court from within the court looking north and north-east. A group of children stand at the end of the shadow cast by a building. Previous cataloguers (1990s) have tried to arrange the pictures so that they form a logical sequence, but the order in which they were photographed is almost impossible to establish. As this image shows the east side of Reid's Court, it could have been taken from the south west, but it is uncertain. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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Reid's Court from within the court. This picture could not have been taken from the south east corner of the court because the photograph has been taken looking towards the east side of the court. A group of children stand at the doorway.Note that, although five original envelopes with the inscription "Reid's Court" have survived, including that for print Coll-1167/B/26/12/5, there are only four negative showing this location. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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St. Patrick's Church. Entered from the Cowgate. Built in 1772-1773 as a 'qualified' Episcopal Chapel. Bought by the Roman Catholic Church in 1856. Handwritten title by R. Dykes.