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Waverley Station from West Signal Bridge. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

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Waverley Station from West Signal Bridge. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

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Looking north to the North British Hotel and the Register House. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

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For King's Rod read King's Stables Road. 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 "Open Spaces as Gardens and Playgrounds" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/24.

Scope and Contents Monument to Edinburgh publisher Adam Black (1784-1874) and twice Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Statue by the Scottish sculptor, John Hutchison (1832-1910). As the Lord Provost, he brought about the building of the railway between Princes Street Gardens, the Castle and the Old Town, on the former site of the Nor' Loch. 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...

Scope and Contents Junction of George Street and Castle Street. The block on the right was demolished c. 1969. Sir Walter Scott's house, 39 Castle Street, is beyond this block, but not visible in the image. Dr. Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) was the leader of the Free Church of Scotland at the Disruption (1843) and afterwards. 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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All of this area, excluding the Church and tenements on the left, has been redeveloped. 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 "Strata of Edinburgh: Breakdown of Formal Plan" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exihibition." See Coll-1167/B/18.

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Compare the previous image Coll-1167/B/27/13/4. The foreground is now (1998) a car park. 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 "Strata of Edinburgh: Breakdown of Formal Plan" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exihibition." See Coll-1167/B/18.

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All of this area has been redeveloped, but some of the tenements in the distant background were still standing in 1966. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

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It appears that images Coll-1167/B/27/13/4-7 are included to show an area of light industry on the northern edge of the New Town. 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 "Strata of Edinburgh: Breakdown of Formal Plan" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exihibition." See Coll-1167/B/18.