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Edinburgh, Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 784 Collections and/or Records:

View of the town from the west, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 1 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/7/17
Scope and Contents

Said to be take from Lady Lawson Street near the former Fire Station. The old Cattle Market is in the foreground. Compare print G17. St. Giles' crown is on the left of the chimney, the McEwan Hall dome to the right. The chimney appears in the next print G17. It looks like that of Campbell, Hope anf King's Brewery behind Chambers Street, north side.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

View of the town from the west, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 2 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/7/17
Scope and Contents

Said to be take from Lady Lawson Street near the former Fire Station. The old Cattle Market is in the foreground. Compare print G17. St. Giles' crown is on the left of the chimney, the McEwan Hall dome to the right. The chimney appears in the next print Coll-1167/B/26/7/18. It looks like that of Campbell, Hope and King's Brewery behind Chambers Street, north side.

Dates: c 1985

Views of the 19th Century edges of the New Town, c 1890-c 1910

 sub-sub-series — Box Box 2 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/15
Scope and Contents

3 Glass plate negatives showing a variety of scenes within the 19th century edge of the New Town, Edinburgh, which form part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Views of the 19th Century edges of the New Town, c 1985

 sub-sub-series — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/15
Scope and Contents

3 Photographic prints showing a variety of scenes within the 19th century edge of the New Town, Edinburgh, the corresponding glass plate negatives of which formed part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.

Dates: c 1985

Waste ground at the back of Crosscauseway, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 2 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/19/10
Scope and Contents

The title on the original envelope containing the glass plate negative read "Crosscause", this presumably should have read "Waste Ground, Back of Crosscauseway". Handwritten title by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Waste ground at the back of Crosscauseway, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/19/10
Scope and Contents

The title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negative read "Crosscause", this presumably should have read "Waste Ground, Back of Crosscauseway". Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1985

Water of Leith

 Item — Box Box 7 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/31/19
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A series of a random selection of prints, many appear to be duplicate copies of other images, relating to Edinburgh, Scotland and elsewhere which were added to the teaching collection at the Outlook Tower at some point after Patrick Geddes' death and before 1990. Some are marked and are therefore copyright of W. Reid; Balmain Photographers, Edinburgh; and The Scotsman - some of these may belong in Coll-1167/C/2

Dates: c 1910 - c 1985

Water Tower, Edinburgh Castle

 Item — Box Box 7 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/31/3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A series of a random selection of prints, many appear to be duplicate copies of other images, relating to Edinburgh, Scotland and elsewhere which were added to the teaching collection at the Outlook Tower at some point after Patrick Geddes' death and before 1990. Some are marked and are therefore copyright of W. Reid; Balmain Photographers, Edinburgh; and The Scotsman - some of these may belong in Coll-1167/C/2

Dates: c 1910 - c 1985

Watergate, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 1 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/6/5
Scope and Contents

Looking towards the entrance into Holyrood Terrace, Abbeyhill. A man stands to the left of the image. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Watergate, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 1 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/6/5
Scope and Contents

Looking towards the entrance into Holyrood Terrace, Abbeyhill. A man stands to the left of the image. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1985