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The cottages in the foreground, presumably on the edge of the gardens behind New College and Mound Place, have been demolished. The terrace of Ramsay Gardens, visible beyond the cottages, originally consisted of three houses built by Allan Ramsay, the painter, son of the poet, between 1760 and 1780.

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View of Ramsay Gardens from Outlook Tower. The cottages in the foreground, presumably on the edge of the gardens behind New College and Mound Place, have been demolished. The terrace of Ramsay Gardens, visible beyond the cottages, originally consisted of three houses built by Allan Ramsay, the painter, son of the poet, between 1760 and 1780.

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This may be a view of the fronts of the cottages (later demolished) shown in the views of Ramsay Gardens in Coll-1167/B/27/1/15-16. If this indeed the case, the sloping street must be Ramsay Lane, looking east towards the Free Church (new New College). See Coll-1167/B/27/2/5-6.

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View of the Castle from the Outlook Tower, previously uncatalogued (2018).

Scope and Contents 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 on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes. A print from the corresponding glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See...

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Tolbooth St. John's Church (Victoria Hall). Looking up Castlehill. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes. A print from the corresponding 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 the corresponding 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 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 on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes. A print from the corresponding glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town...

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 on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes. A print from the corresponding glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/20.