Glasgow University, c 1914
Scope and Contents
An engraving showing Glasgow University and the staircase in the Outer Court. Drawn by R.W. Billings. Engraved by J.H. Le Keux. Edinburgh, published by William Blackwood & Sons, 1848. This staircase, and the crest, etc. above the doorway beyond were moved from High Street to Gilmourhill and incorporated in the new (1868) university buildings by Sir Gilbert Scott. The ?for stair? is on the outer western side of the west quadrangle by the chapel; the armorial gateway is at the Pearce Lodge. Proposals to move the university from its medieval site were initiated in 1845; the old buildings remained till the 1880s.
Dates
- Creation: c 1914
Creator
- From the Fonds: Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932 (biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
French
Hebrew
Latin
Dutch
Flemish
Full Extent
1 engraving ; 26.75 x 34.75 cms
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Condition good but soiled, bent bottorn right-hand corner, ?Foxing?.
Stock Check (2016-2020)
To Be Located
Previous reference
A3.9.15
Processing Information
EXCEPT ONE ITEM, THIS ENTIRE SERIES WAS NOT LOCATED DURING THE 2016-2020 STOCKCHECK. The catalogue content reproduced here is lifted from the legacy printed catalogue of "The Papers of Professor Sir Patrick Geddes at the Outlook Tower", (1998), the series having been catalogued 1990-1992 by E. C. I. Fortescue at the Outlook Tower on behalf of the Patrick Geddes Centre for Planning Studies. It has not been possible to establish when the series went missing. When stored at the Outlook Tower, this series was, predominantly, housed in drawer 3 of Plan-Chest 3 in the Scotland Room. All of the contents of drawer 4 have been located, (see Coll-1167/C/2) although these had only been listed (1991) but never fully catalogued prior to 2016. The catalogue descriptions are included here for information, and as a record of what was held at the Outlook Tower, and as the series may be uncovered when the remaining Patrick Geddes Centre for Planning Studies and associated records are catalogued in the future.
Geographic
Repository Details
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