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Note that the usual spelling is Ann 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 "Strata of Edinburgh: Best of the New Town" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exihibition." See Coll-1167/B/18.

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Actually India Place, a short distance west of India Street and demolished in 1967, looking towards north west Circus Place. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

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Calton Hill and the old Royal High School in the background. Canongate Churchyard on the right. Handwritten label by R. Dykes. A print from the corresponding 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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The Old Royal High School is in the background. Handwritten label by R. Dykes. A print from the corresponding 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.

Scope and Contents 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 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 "New Town of Edinburgh" and the "Monuments and Restorations" sections of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See...

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Calton Road looking East. The Governor's House, the only remaining part of the old Jail, is at the top of the picture. 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 "New Town of Edinburgh" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/13.

Scope and Contents 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 signals on the left, on the still used but now modernised railway line running east, and ultimately south, from Waverley Station. A print from the corresponding glass plate negative was included in the "New Town of Edinburgh" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See...

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There are people on the rocks, despite a possible illusion. 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 "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 turns sharply to the left, Rock House would probably be beyond the pavement to the extreme right.

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Calton Hill Road. Possibly the back of some of the buildings shown in Coll-1167/B/27/16/7, but identification is difficult. This whole area has been demolished, except for Rock House. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.