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View of Princes Street from the Calton Hill showing the outline of the proposed North British Hotel, c. 1900, c 1914

 Item — Box: Box F
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/13/6

Scope and Contents

View of Princes Street from Calton Hill showing the outline of the proposed North British Hotel which was completed in 1902. (renamed The Balmoral in 1990). No attribution but note on the back suggests “by Francis Caird Inglis”. Text in pencil on back reads 112/32.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1914

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Extent

1 photograph ; 20.75 x 25.1 cms; 23.6 x 29 cms (mount)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Mounted (stuck) on stiff brown paper. Faded. Water damage in top left-hand comer.

Stock Check (2016-2020)

Located

Previous reference

A2.93

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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