Box Box 1 of 9
Contains 80 Results:
Lawnmarket, c 1985
View of the Lawnmarket
High Street, c 1985
High Street opposite Parliament Square. St. Giles Street is on the extreme left. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.
University Hall, St. Giles, c 1985
The stars and stripes of the US flag flies in the background, with no indication why. For some time prior to 1998 the Lothian Region Transport Office was in the shop on the right. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.
High Street, c 1985
View of High Street, north side. Arches at the entrance of the City Chambers (The Royal Exchange, 1753) are visible on the extreme left. The offices have extended, replacing the buildings in the centre of the picture. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.
High Street, c 1985
View of High Street, north side. Cockburn Street is on the extreme right. Note that there is a continuation of the street frontage shown in Coll-1167/B/27/3/3, see also Coll-1167/B/27/3/1. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.
High Street opposite Tron, c 1985
North Bridge opening is visible in the centre of the picture, left of Patrick Thomson's (a department store) building, 1898. See Coll-1167/B/27/3/1 and 5. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.
St. Mary's Street, west side, c 1985
The shop front shows the name of "Hutchison, Registered Plumber and Sanitary Engineer" which is listed in the Edinburgh and Lothians Post Office Directory (1910) as being located at 73 Mary's Street. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes. A print of the corresponding glass plate negative was exhibited in the "Squalor and Romance" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition".
Spikes, c 1985
The slide shows a wall with spikes and a building beyond. This example of spikes is actually in the Canongate. See Coll-1167/B/27/5/15. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.
Old Fishmarket Close, c 1985
Old Fishmarket Close, High Street. South side of street. It shows spikes. 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.
Old Fishmarket Close, c 1985
View of Old Fishmarket Close