Potterrow, looking northwest, c 1985

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/27/17/2-4 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" formed by the two streets, is an eighteenth century masion nicknamed the "Ace of Clubs House" because of its disctinctive shape. For many years it was a public house. The site of all this area is now Charles Street Car Park, and the wide Potterow (1990s). Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.