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City of Edinburgh Planning and Transport Study - reports, 1971

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/A/1.2
Scope and Contents

3 reports commissioned for the City of Edinburgh Planning and Transport Study by the Corporation of the City of Edinburgh. These give proposals for managing traffic in Edinburgh, including provision for cars and pedestrians. The reports were collected by Percy Johnson-Marshall as part of his work for the City of Edinburgh Working Party on Major Highway Planning.

Dates: 1971
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

City of Edinburgh Working Party on Major Highway Planning: minutes, reports and correspondence, 1964-1976

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/A/1.1
Scope and Contents

Mixed file of papers relating to Percy Johnson-Marshall's work for the City of Edinburgh Working Party on Major Highway Planning. The papers document details of various schemes for a new road infrastructure for Edinburgh and include: feasibility reports, committee minutes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs of models, related articles and plans. Many of these papers document proposals for an inner ring motorway for Edinburgh.

Dates: 1964-1976
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Collected reports concerning transportation planning in Edinburgh, 1963-1983

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/A/1.3
Scope and Contents

8 reports concerning transportation and pedestrian planning issues in Edinburgh, mostly collected by Percy Johnson-Marshall as part of his work for the City of Edinburgh Working Party on Major Highway Planning.

Dates: 1963-1983
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Committee Papers, 1962-1985

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/A
Scope and Contents This consists of incomplete sets of papers for a variety of Committees, relevant to the development of the University of Edinburgh, in which Percy Johnson-Marshall participated: papers of the City of Edinburgh Working Party on Major Highway Planning, (1963-1983) papers of the University of Edinburgh Works and Buildings Committee, (1973-1985) papers of the University of...
Dates: 1962-1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Development of Bristo Square, 1976-1980

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/5
Scope and Contents

Development of Bristo Square consists of:


  1. general administration files, (1976-1980)
  2. discussion notes, (1978)
  3. design briefs, (c1977-1979)
  4. photographs, (c1979)
  5. plans, (1978-1979)
Dates: 1976-1980
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Development of Bristo Square: plans, 1978-1979

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/5.5
Scope and Contents

Development of Bristo Square: plans consists of:


  1. plans: University of Edinburgh - Bristo Square, (1979)
  2. plans: Lothian Street / Potterrow realignment, (1979)
  3. plans: Lothian Street / Potterrow realignment, (1978)
  4. plans: Bristo Square, (c1978)
  5. plans: "Bristo Square" plans published for consultation, (c1978)
Dates: 1978-1979
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

EUCDA sections, c1962

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/1.8.11
Scope and Contents

Copy of 1:1250 Ordnance Survey mosaic (89cm x 100cm) probably by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates, of the area covered by the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area overlaid with the hand coloured partial proposed new road layout. This includes the proposed motorway junction to the east of Nicolson Street and traffic flow directions for proposed distributor roads around the University area.

Dates: c1962
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lothian Street / Potterrow realignment, 1979

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/5.5.2
Scope and Contents 3 copy plans, on paper, (85cm x 115cm) showing the proposed road realignment of Lothian Street and Potterrow, in Edinburgh, to make way for the construction of Bristo Square. One plan shows the road alignment and associated banking and bridgework overlain on an Ordnance Survey 1:1250 plan. This also shows the electricity supply in the area overlaid. The other 2 plans are at 1:500 scale show different details of layout, measurements, street furniture etc. One of these plans is hand...
Dates: 1979
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lothian Street / Potterrow realignment, 1978

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/5.5.3
Scope and Contents Mixed collection of working drawings and plans (maximum dimension 86cm x 122cm) depicting the creation of Bristo Square in Edinburgh. There is a 3-dimensional pencil drawing, on tracing paper, of an oblique bird's eye view of the square and its adjacent buildings. 2 coloured (in thick felt-tip pen) paper stylised manuscript plans of the area. The first shows the proposed surface of the square, the second shows the site-lines around the area of the square. There are 2 sheets of small-scale...
Dates: 1978
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of the City of Edinburgh Working Party on Major Highway Planning, 1963-1983

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/A/1
Scope and Contents Papers of the City of Edinburgh Working Party on Major Highway Planning consists of: minutes, reports and correspondence, (1964-1976) City of Edinburgh Planning and Transport Study - reports, (1971) collected reports concerning transportation planning in Edinburgh, (1963-1983) plans: Tollcross CDA development brief, (1970) scenic...
Dates: 1963-1983
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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