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Edinburgh, Scotland

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Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

Preparations for pulling down the Great Gable, 19 November 1824, c 1914

 Item — Box Box F: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/12/6
Scope and Contents

Print from an etching by William Lizars showing the preparations for pulling down the great gable. Plate mark visible.

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The Great Fire of Edinburgh

Princes Street Gardens, the New Town and its Northern Edge, c 1890-c 1910

 sub-sub-series — Box Box 2 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/13
Scope and Contents

5 Glass plate negatives showing a variety of scenes within the Princes Gardens, the New Town and its northern edge, Edinburgh, which form part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.

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

Princes Street Gardens, the New Town and its Northern Edge, c 1985

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

5 Photographic prints showing a variety of scenes within the Princes Gardens, the New Town and its northern edge, Edinburgh, the corresponding glass plate negatives of which formed part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.

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

Princes Street, south side

 Item — Box Box 7 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/31/24
Scope and Contents

Looking north east onto the corner of Frederick Street. Marcus Furs is seen on the gable end of 97 Princes Street.

Dates: c 1910 - c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Photographic prints from the Outlook Tower collections

Proposed route for a Clyde to Forth Canal via Loch Lomond, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 4 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/23/18
Scope and Contents A photographic print showing two drawings 1. Profile of Leven Route. 2. Reclaiming of land, Forth and Clyde canal, Leven Route. The document is evidently related to Coll-1167/B/27/23/17, but to understand the details, it would be necessary to see the original documents [not extant within the University of Edinburgh Collections]. 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...
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 / Models, maps, diagrams

Proposed route for a Clyde to Forth Canal via Loch Lomond, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 3 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/23/18
Scope and Contents A glass plate negative showing two drawings 1. Profile of Leven Route. 2. Reclaiming of land, Forth and Clyde canal, Leven Route. The document is evidently related to Coll-1167/B/26/23/17, but to understand the details, it would be necessary to see the original documents [not extant within the University of Edinburgh Collections]. 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...
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 / Models, maps, diagrams

Prospect of Edinburgh from the east, c 1914

 Item — Box Box A: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/5/4
Scope and Contents

Most likely a reproduction of an engraving showing the prospect of Edinburgh from the east, delineated by John Elphinstone and engraved (sculp) by Park.

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Castles and Abbeys

Prospect of Greyfriars Kirk, c 1914

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

Likely to be a duplicate reproduction of an engraving by John Elphinstone, engraved by Nathaniel Parr. Detailing the “Prospect of the Grayfriers’ Kirk [sic], Edinburgh from the South West.” See Edinburgh (Central) Public Library, Edinburgh Room Catalogue, p. 203.

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Covenanters and Whigs

Queen Mary's bedroom, Holyrood Palace, c 1914

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/11/10
Scope and Contents

Monogram of Alexander Inglis shown.

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Old buildings in Edinburgh

Railways and industrial developments, c 1914

 sub-series
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/16
Scope and Contents 8 items which were exhibited in or deemed to be related to the "Railway and Industrial Developments" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition". A further four photographs (pieced together to create a panorama of the Waverly Station roof) from Geddes' photographic "Survey of Edinburgh" were also exhibited in this section. See the "Photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh" series (Coll-1167/B/26/12/7-10, glass plate negatives; Coll-1167/B/27/12/7-10 photographic...
Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh