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George Square Redevelopment: aerial photographs, 1965-1967

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/6.4

Scope and Contents

14 black and white photographic prints showing George Square in Edinburgh. 2 of these have been printed in a publication:

  1. 1 photograph of University of Edinburgh's Appleton Tower under construction, with cleared sites to the south and east of the square (61cm x 40cm), (1965)
  2. 1 photograph of the completed University of Edinburgh Main Library and Faculty of Social Sciences precinct, in the cleared sites (30cm x 37cm), (1967)
  3. 3 photographs of the completed Hume tower from George Square
  4. 2 photographs of the completed Arts Faculties buildings
  5. 4 photographs of the Edinburgh University Main Library in different phases of construction
  6. 1 photograph of the William Robertson building from the Adam Ferguson Building
  7. 2 printed photographs showing models for the proposed medical school extension and student centre, and the completed Appleton Tower

Dates

  • Creation: 1965-1967

Creator

Language of Materials

This material is in English

Physical Description

14 photographic prints

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unrestricted.

Extent

From the undefined: 3 metres

Physical Description

14 photographic prints

Archivist's Note

None

Sarah Higgins 09 July 2003

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379