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View of the Castle from the Outlook Tower

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Tolbooth St. John's Church (Victoria Hall). The Assembly Hall, in Castlehill, is on the right of the picture. The church was previously used as the Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland. Handwritten title by R. Dykes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/20.

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Tolbooth St. John's Church (Victoria Hall). Looking up Castlehill. Handwritten title by R. Dykes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/20.

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Tolbooth St. John's Church (Victoria Hall). View from upper end of Johnston Terrace. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/20.

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Dr. Guthrie's Church, now St. Columba Free Church (originally Free St. John's). Head of the West Bow on left of print. Dr Guthrie (1803-1873) was a prominent minister of the Free Church, and founder of the "Ragged Schools". Handwritten title by R. Dykes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/20.

Scope and Contents View of Free Church College from Garden. This view may be seen from Ramsay Lane. The Free Church College held the ownership of this building from the time of its construction (1844-1850) until 1900, and from 1905 to 1907 when it was transferred to the United Free Church, and after the Union of Churches in 1929, to the Church of Scotland. Since 1937 it has housed the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh. In 1907, the Free Church moved their headquarters to the Free Church...

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View of Free Church College from Garden. These photographs must have been taken before 1907, unless 'Free Church" has been confused with 'United Free Church' by Alasdair Geddes. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/20.

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Panorama of Lawnmarket, north side. Looking north. Note Assembly Hall and part of the Outlook Tower on extreme left. Handwritten title by R. Dykes.

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Looking towards the Outlook Tower and the Castle.

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Rear wings of James Court in foreground - taken from James Court looking towards Lady Stair's Close. Handwritten title by R. Dykes. A print of this glass plate negative was exhibited in the "Strata of Edinburgh: Superficial Tourist View" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exihibition." See Coll-1167/B/18.