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Calton Hill Road. Looking south towards Inglis Corner. The houses in the centre still exist, those on the left have been demolished. Rock House (still in existence 1989, converted into flats) should be behind the house on the left. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

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Calton Hill Road. Inglis' Corner refers to Rock House, which was, from 1843 to 1945, the photoraphic studio and house of three generations of the Inglis family. See Coll-1167/B/27/16, 7 and 9. Note Dugald Stewart Monument protruding in right of background. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

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The end of Picardy Place is visible at the end of the lane. The site of The Playhouse Theatre is on the right. The back of Lady Glenorchy's Low Calton Church is on the left (mostly demolished, 1989). Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

Scope and Contents Photograph taken from a point near the end of Lothian Street looking east. Behind the photographer would have been the junction of Bristo Place, running north, as it still (1989) does, Bristo Street running south, and at a short distance beyond the McEwan Hall, Teviot Place running west. Some recent maps (1970s-1980s) show the site of Bristo Street (north end), as Bristo Place (see Coll-1167/B//17/2-3). The buildings on the right were demolished c.1960-1970 for University of Edinburgh...

Scope and Contents Photograph looking north from the north end of Charles Street into Bristo Place (with buildings on both sides, still standing 1989) and to the Outlook Tower beyond (very faint). The McEwan Hall and Teviot Place are on the left. The old buildings were demolished for Univeristy of Edinburgh development c. 1960-1970, and for the building of the new main road (Potterow). Coll-1167/B/27/17/2-5 form an almost continuous sequence showing the east side of Bristo street, with Marshall Street at right...

Scope and Contents Bristo Street is on the left and continued soutwards beyond the right of the picture (see Coll-1167/B/27/17/4 which shows the corner of the building on the right). This view is looking east along Marshall Stret (almost entirely demolished) to Nicolson Square and the Royal Bank of Scotland (1902) with the conically roofed tower beyond, still standing in 1989. The two projecting tenements (1765) in Nicolson Square are visible. Potterow double road now (1998) runs slightly west of them (nearer...

Scope and Contents The junction of Bristo Street, on the left, and Charles Street, on the right leading to George Square. Bristo Street ran diagonally across the Charles Street car park from Bristo Square (a new development, c. 1980) to the north end of Chapel Street. It was a main road, now replaced by the new Potterow. The drysalter's shop on the left was in existence until the demolition of the street (c. 1970?). "Parker's Corner" on the right shows the building as it was (c. 1910) before the opening of a...

Scope and Contents The junction of Potterow (right) looking approximately north, and Bristo Street (left of print) looking north west. The buildings shown in images Coll-1167/B/27/17/2-4 are therefore on the right hand side of the street on the left of The image, i.e. Bristo Street viewed from the other end. The street, with its c. 1700-1900 buildings, had close associations with Robert Burns. Potterow, to the right, was a less important thoroughfare, being narrower. In the centre of the picture, at the "V"...

Scope and Contents The United Free Church off Marshall Street. See images Coll-1167/B/27/17/2-4. The church was situated behind the buildings shown in print Coll1167/B/27/17/2. Lothian Street (Coll-1167/B/27/17/1) bounded the block on the north. The site is now occupied by the Student Centre or the adjacent roadway, or pathway, north of the car park. In image Coll-1167/B/27/17/3, this entrance was on the left-hand side of Marshall Street looking east, where a break in the building line can just be detected...

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United Free Church off Marshall Street. See images Coll-1167/B/27/17/1 and 3. The buildings visible beyond the trees are probably the back of the south side of Lothian Street. Demolition took place between 1970-1980 during the University of Edinburgh developments. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes. Old container: Green Box 38