Edinburgh, Scotland

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Old Fishmarket Close, High Street. South side of street. It shows spikes. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes. A print from the corresponding glass plate negative was included in the "Monuments and Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/20.

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View of Old Fishmarket Close

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This must refer to the Old Infirmary or Surgical Hospital between Drummond Street and High School Yards, now part of the University of Edinburgh. The City Wall in the Pleasance is still in existence. The exact site of this picture has not been identified. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes. A print of this glass plate negative was exhibited in the "Squalor and Romance" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition".

Scope and Contents This must refer to the Old Infirmary or Surgical Hospital between Drummond Street and High School Yards, now part of the University of Edinburgh. The City Wall in the Pleasance is still in existence. The exact site of this picture has not been identified. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes. A print of the corresponding glass plate negative was exhibited in the "Squalor and Romance" section of Geddes'...

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Coloured Print, copy of an engraving by John Le Conte, etched by Thomas Dobbie, published by Alexander Hill, 67 Princes Street, Edinburgh, 1 October 1844.

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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

Scope and Contents A plan and 3 photographs that were exhibited in or deemed to relate to the "Open Spaces as Gardens and Playgrounds" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition". A further 21 photographs from Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh were exhibited in the "Open Spaces as Gardens and Playgrounds" section of the exhibition. See Coll-1167/B/26/1/12-14; Coll-1167/B/26/6/4; Coll-1167/B/26/7/9-11, 16; Coll-1167/B/26/10/1, 5, 7, 9; Coll-1167/B/26/13/1; Coll-1167/B/26/14/1-5;...

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12 items, including photographs, etchings, drawings and a plaster model that were exhibited in the 'Origins of Edinburgh' section the replacement Cities and Town Planning Exhibition. Exhibits identifiably missing from this section include plan showing early Lake Basisn, Castle and Town of Tenda, model of the Cross of Edinburgh and the Banner of the City of Edinburgh. 

Scope and Contents This is the entrance to the Camera Obscura on the fifth floor of the Outlook Tower. This roof-top pavilion was constructed in 1850 to the design of Maria Thérèsa Short (fl. 1827-1869) to house her Victorian optical instrument, and was originally called "Short's Observatory." After her death in 1869, her husband continued to run the attraction until Geddes bought the whole building in 1892 and changed its name to "The Outlook Tower". The "Biological Room" appears to have been formed by...

Scope and Contents This is the entrance to the Camera Obscura on the fifth floor of the Outlook Tower. This roof-top pavilion was constructed in 1850 to the design of Maria Thérèsa Short (fl. 1827-1869) to house her Victorian optical instrument, and was originally called "Short's Observatory." After her death in 1869, her husband continued to run the attraction until Geddes bought the whole building in 1892 and changed its name to "The Outlook Tower". The "Biological Room" appears to have been formed by...