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Edinburgh, Scotland

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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

Ferry Road, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 3 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/22/18
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/26/22/17. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Flodden Wall towards the Castle, Vennel, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 1 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/7/2
Scope and Contents

Flodden Wall on right. Castle in background. The houses on the left of the Vennel have all been demolished. Handwritten title by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Flodden Wall towards the Castle, Vennel, c 1985

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

Flodden Wall on right. Castle in background. The houses on the left of the Vennel have all been demolished. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1985

Flodden Wall, Venal, c 1890-c 1910

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

Crenellated south bastion of Flodden Wall. The window visible to outer ground level dates from 1876. Beyond the bastion is the roof in Brown's Place where a chimney is visible, beyond that is the Castle in the distance. The wall on the right is the boundary of Heriot's school. Handwritten title by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Flodden Wall, Venal, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 2 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/7/1
Scope and Contents

Crenellated south bastion of Flodden Wall. The window visible to outer ground level dates from 1876. Beyond the bastion is the roof in Brown's Place where a chimney is visible, beyond that is the Castle in the distance. The wall on the right is the boundary of Heriot's school. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1985

Foot of the West Bow, 1881, c 1914

 Item — Box PC6/2: Series Coll-1167/B; Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/6/2
Scope and Contents

Likely a reproduction copy of a lithograph showing the foot of the West Bow, first of two copies. Engraved by James Duffield Harding. Signed “J.D.H.” Drawn by George Cattermole (note initials G.C. on wheel-barrow in lower right hand corner). Undated, but second copy at Coll-1167/B/6/3 dated 1881.

Dates: c 1914

Foot of the West Bow, 1881, c 1914

 Item — Box PC6/2: Series Coll-1167/B; Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/6/3
Scope and Contents

Second copy of a litograph showing the foot of the West Bow, engraved by James Duffield Harding and drawn by George Cattermole but with larger margins (See Coll-1167/B/6/2).

Dates: c 1914

Ford at Roman Bridge, Musselburgh, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
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

Ford at Roman Bridge, Musselburgh, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 3 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/22/20
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/26/23. Handwritten by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Forth and Clyde Canal, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 4 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/23/17
Scope and Contents

A photographic print showing an image of a data table recording a comparison of routes through Scotland with reference to the Forth and Clyde Canal. See correspondence in the University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections relating to the development of canals in Scotland and the USA and describing a study carried out with George Guyo on proposed Forth and Clyde Canal (GB249 T-GED2/4/6; T-GED/7/10/13)

Dates: c 1985