Alasdair Geddes' original title written on the containing envelope read "To Spring Valley Ter". Its special punctuation suggest, possibly, some sort of excursion or visit to Morningside, perhaps from the Grange. The pevious image, Coll-1167/B/26/22/6; certainly at least one of the children is shown in both photographs. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

There is nothing here to show whether the photograph was taken for the sake of the buildings or the children. See previous print Coll-1167/B/26/2/7. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

St. Bernard's Crescent. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print of this glass plate negative was exhibited in the "Strata of Edinburgh: Breakdown of Formal Plan" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exihibition." See Coll-1167/B/18.

This space was finally identified in February 1993 by Hector Black, a student in architecture. It is behind the building at 9 Victoria Street (formerly a hall, later a bazaar market). The windows on the right are those of the Central Library. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Open Spaces as Gardens and Playgrounds" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/24.

The shop front shows the name of "Hutchison, Registered Plumber and Sanitary Engineer" which is listed in the Edinburgh and Lothians Post Office Directory (1910) as being located at 73 Mary's Street. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print of this glass plate negative was exhibited in the "Squalor and Romance" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition".

Taken from the west courtyard of St. Patrick's Church. St. Ann's School playground. (N.B the titles of scenes are, as in this case, occcasionally confused. The writer of this title was probably Alasdair Geddes). Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

All of this area, excluding the Church and tenements on the left, has been redeveloped. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print of this glass plate negative was exhibited in the "Strata of Edinburgh: Breakdown of Formal Plan" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exihibition." See Coll-1167/B/18.

Compare the previous image Coll-1167/B/26/13/4. The foreground is now (1998) a car park. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print of this glass plate negative was exhibited in the "Strata of Edinburgh: Breakdown of Formal Plan" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exihibition." See Coll-1167/B/18.

Geddes was always critical of the "system of high stone-built flats".

This point can be matched with image Coll-1167/B/26/21/2 to make a panoramic photograph, but the negatives were not originally filed consecutively, or even in the same box. Note the road in the foreground. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.