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Calton Hill with the Old Jail (site of St. Andrew's House), Dugald Stewart's Monument, the Nelson Monument, and part of the Old Royal High School on the extreme right. Handwritten title by R. Dykes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "New Town of Edinburgh" and the "Monuments and Restorations" sections of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/13 and Coll-1167/B/20.

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Calton Jail with the Governor's House on the right. The clock of the North British Hotel is in the distance beyond the (former) General Post Office buiding. Note the old fashioned railway signalss on the left, on the still used but now modernised railway line running east, and ultimately south, from Waverley Station. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "New Town of Edinburgh" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/13.

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There are people on the rocks, despite a possible illusion. Handwritten title by R. Dykes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "New Town of Edinburgh" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/13.

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Calton Hill Road. Possibly the back of some of the buildings shown in Coll-1167/B/26/16/7, but identification is difficult. This whole area has been demolished, except for Rock House. Handwritten title by R. Dykes.

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Calton Hill Road. Looking south towards Inglis Corner. The houses in the centre still exist, those on the left have been demolished. Rock House (still in existence 1989, converted into flats) should be behind the house on the left. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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The end of Picardy Place is visible at the end of the lane. The site of The Playhouse Theatre is on the right. The back of Lady Glenorchy's Low Calton Church is on the left (mostly demolished, 1989). Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

Scope and Contents Photograph taken from a point near the end of Lothian Street looking east. Behind the photographer would have been the junction of Bristo Place, running north, as it still (1989) does, Bristo Street running south, and at a short distance beyond the McEwan Hall, Teviot Place running west. Some recent maps (1970s-1980s) show the site of Bristo Street (north end), as Bristo Place (see Coll-1167/B//17/2-3). The buildings on the right were demolished c.1960-1970 for University of Edinburgh...

Scope and Contents Photograph looking north from the north end of Charles Street into Bristo Place (with buildings on both sides, still standing 1989) and to the Outlook Tower beyond (very faint). The McEwan Hall and Teviot Place are on the left. The old buildings were demolished for Univeristy of Edinburgh development c. 1960-1970, and for the building of the new main road (Potterow). Coll-1167/B/26/17/2-5 form an almost continuous sequence showing the east side of Bristo street, with Marshall Street at right...

Scope and Contents Bristo Street is on the left and continued soutwards beyond the right of the picture (see Coll-1167/B/26/17/4 which shows the corner of the building on the right). This view is looking east along Marshall Stret (almost entirely demolished) to Nicolson Square and the Royal Bank of Scotland (1902) with the conically roofed tower beyond, still standing in 1989. The two projecting tenements (1765) in Nicolson Square are visible. Potterow double road now (1998) runs slightly west of them (nearer...

Scope and Contents The junction of Bristo Street, on the left, and Charles Street, on the right leading to George Square. Bristo Street ran diagonally across the Charles Street car park from Bristo Square (a new development, c. 1980) to the north end of Chapel Street. It was a main road, now replaced by the new Potterow. The drysalter's shop on the left was in existence until the demolition of the street (c. 1970?). "Parker's Corner" on the right shows the building as it was (c. 1910) before the opening of a...