Edinburgh, Scotland

Kay's Plan of Edinburgh, 1829, c 1914

Item — Box PC6/2: Series Coll-1167/B; Series Coll-1167/B

Identifier: Coll-1167/B/22/1

Scope and Contents

Kay's plan of Edinburgh containing all improvments at present in progress as well as those in completion, 1829. Drawn and engraved by Kirkwood and Son, "Being a reduction of their large plan laid down from Actual Survey on a scale of 14 inches to the mile". Not listed in the catalogue of Geddes' "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition, 1946-48".

Dates: c 1914

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Improvements

Key outline and bird's eye view of the Historic Mile, c. 1450, c 1914

Item — Box Box E: Series Coll-1167/B

Identifier: Coll-1167/B/4/1

Scope and Contents

Ink and water-colour drawing by Frank C. Mears, 1910, showing showing the Castle and the spine of the High Street form the south. Also depicts medieval developments of Castle and Royal Burgh, with Holyrood Abbey and beginnings of the aristocratic Burgh of Canongait.

Dates: c 1914

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Later Medieval (burghal)

King's Bridge, c 1890-c 1910

Item — Box Box 2 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B

Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/9/7

Scope and Contents

View from east side. This structure is usually referred to as King's Bridge. Handwritten title by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / Johnston Terrace and the Castle

King's Bridge, c 1985

Item — Box Box 2 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B

Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/9/7

Scope and Contents

View from east side. This structure is usually referred to as King's Bridge. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1985

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / Johnston Terrace and the Castle

King's Stables Road, c 1890-c 1910

Item — Box Box 1 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B

Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/7/18

Scope and Contents King Stables Road and the south back of the West Port taken from Main Point, but it has proven very difficult to identify the site of the camera, and the photographer (who, in this case, labelled the negative) was (and his question mark shows that he was uncertain in this case) mistaken about the names of places. Johnstone Terrace is in the middle distance, with the south wall of the Castle Esplanade beyond. The spire is that of the former Tolbooth St. John's Church (Victoria Hall). Compare...

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The Vennel, Candlemaker Row

King's Stables Road, c 1985

Item — Box Box 2 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B

Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/7/18

Scope and Contents King Stables Road and the south back of the West Port taken from Main Point, but it has proven very difficult to identify the site of the camera, and the photographer (who, in this case, labelled the negative) was (and his question mark shows that he was uncertain in this case) mistaken about the names of places. Johnstone Terrace is in the middle distance, with the south wall of the Castle Esplanade beyond. The spire is that of the former Tolbooth St. John's Church (Victoria Hall). Compare...

Dates: c 1985