Edinburgh, Scotland

Scope and Contents Possibly looking north towards Crichton Street with the east back of George Square on the left, in which case the lane is the same as that shown the next image in the series (Coll-1167/B/27/18/3) and the mews buildings a continuation of those shown there. The building at the end of the lane shown above is not the same as that shown in Coll-1167/B/27/18/4 which is one story lower. Demolished 1960. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives...

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Lane behind the east side of George Square, looking south towards Buccleugh Place. The lane was demolished c. 1960-1970, but a few of the original houses (1774-1779) on the east side of the square survive, overshadowed by the Appleton Tower. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Higher Education Developments" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/23

Scope and Contents Lane behind the east side of George Square, looking south towards Buccleugh Place. The lane was demolished c. 1960-1970, but a few of the original houses (1774-1779) on the east side of the square survive, overshadowed by the Appleton Tower. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes. A print from the corresponding glass plate negative was included in the "Higher Education Developments" section of Geddes'...

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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.

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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.

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Likely to be a facsimile copy of an engraving by David Roberts and William Linton. Number on back reads 112/2. Appears in the Geddes' "Edinburgh Survey" (1910), p. 17, no 113 (ii) (print).

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The building on the left has been demolished, and the whole court, which formerly contained stables was much improved in 1969. The buildings, off Causewayside, a little to th north of its junction with Grange Road, date originally from c.1700-1800.

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The building on the left has been demolished, and the whole court, which formerly contained stables was much improved in 1969. The buildings, off Causewayside, a little to th north of its junction with Grange Road, date originally from c.1700-1800.

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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 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.