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Edinburgh, Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

New Street, off Canongate, c 1890-c 1910

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

Calton Jail (site of St. Andrew's House) in the background. The site on the lower right hand side of the street (not visible) was formerly occupied by a bus depot and, before that, by the Edinburgh Gas Works. The building on the immediate right is probably the house, or site of the house, of Lord Kames. Handwritten title by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

New Street, off Canongate, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 1 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/5/7
Scope and Contents

Calton Jail (site of St. Andrew's House) in the background. The site on the lower right hand side of the street (not visible) was formerly occupied by a bus depot and, before that, by the Edinburgh Gas Works. The building on the immediate right is probably the house, or site of the house, of Lord Kames. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1985

New Town of Edinburgh, c 1914

 sub-series
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/13
Scope and Contents

6 items that were exhibited in or deemed to be related to the "New Town of Edinburgh" section of Geddes' "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition" Dublin, (1911). A further series of photographic prints from Geddes' photographic "Survey of Edinburgh" were also included in this section. The additional photographs can be found listed under the "Survey of Edinburgh" photographs series, see Coll-1167/B/26/16/1-6 (glass plate negatives) and Coll-1167/B/27/16/1-6 (photographic prints).

Dates: c 1914

Newington House, The Blacket area, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 3 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/22/1
Scope and Contents

The Blacket area, originally within the policies of Newington House, has some of the earliest villa in the southern outer suburbs, dating from 1825 onwards. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Open Spaces as Gardens and Playgrounds" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/24.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

Newington House, The Blacket area, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/1
Scope and Contents

The Blacket area, originally within the policies of Newington House, has some of the earliest villa in the southern outer suburbs, dating from 1825 onwards. 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 "Open Spaces as Gardens and Playgrounds" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/24.

Dates: c 1985

North Bank Street looking towards The Mound, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 2 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/11/6
Scope and Contents

Looking west towards New College, at that time the United Free Church College. The Bank of Scotland is on the right, Blackie House on the left. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

North Bank Street looking towards The Mound, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 2 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/11/6
Scope and Contents

Looking west towards New College, at that time the United Free Church College. The Bank of Scotland is on the right, Blackie House on the left. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

Dates: c 1985

North Bridge, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 6 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/12/13
Scope and Contents

Looking north to the North British Hotel and the Register House. Handwritten title by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910

North Bridge, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 2 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/12/13
Scope and Contents

Looking north to the North British Hotel and the Register House. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

Dates: c 1985

North Bridge and the Wellington Monument

 Item — Box Box 7 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/31/4
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