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Gorgie Garden Village, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/12
Scope and Contents

A small garden village at Gorgie was "erected 1895, by the late Mr Cox, per Outlook Tower. S.H Capper, Architect." This quote taken directly from the catalogue of Geddes' "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition", Dublin (1911), in relation to catalogue number 86.

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The 19th century outer suburbs

Roseburn Bridge, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/13
Scope and Contents

Roseburn Bridge looking north. Geddes built cottages, "a small garden village" at Roseburn 1897-1900; McArthy and Watson, Architects. Referred to in Geddes' "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition".

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The 19th century outer suburbs

Roseburn Bridge, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/14
Scope and Contents

Roseburn looking north-east. The arch of Coltbridge is visible beyond. See previous image Coll-1167/B/27/22/13.

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The 19th century outer suburbs

Inverleith Row, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/15
Scope and Contents

This street, where building began in 1823, contains some of the earliest outer suburban villas.

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The 19th century outer suburbs

Tenements at Goldenacre, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/16
Scope and Contents

Geddes was always critical of the "system of high stone-built flats".

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The 19th century outer suburbs

Ferry Road, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/17
Scope and Contents

An elaborate house, Scottish Baronial, with a boy pulling a cart in front, rear the corner of Wardie Road. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The 19th century outer suburbs

Ferry Road, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/18
Scope and Contents

A house with two-story gable and a one-storey wing with an oriel window, next to the villa shown in the previous image Coll-1167/B/27/22/17. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The 19th century outer suburbs

Willowbrad Road, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/19
Scope and Contents

This must show the construction of, presumably, the main road linking London Road and Portobello Road, and Duddingston Road with Milton Road West, coming round the north-east side of Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The 19th century outer suburbs

Ford at Roman Bridge, Musselburgh, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/20
Scope and Contents

In 1910, Musselburgh was quite separate from Edinburgh, with a rural area between it and the outer suburbs at the time. This scene was probably photographed as part of a study of communications and routes around the city. See Coll-1167/B/27/23. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The 19th century outer suburbs

St. Bernard's Crescent looking east, c 1985

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/15/1
Scope and Contents

St. Bernard's Crescent. 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.

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / Views of the 19th Century edges of the New Town