Edinburgh, Scotland

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Reid's Court from within the courtyard. Note that the original of the image was given no number. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

Scope and Contents Reid's Court from within the court looking north and north-east. A group of children stand at the end of the shadow cast by a building. Previous cataloguers (1990s) have tried to arrange the pictures so that they form a logical sequence, but the order in which they were photographed is almost impossible to establish. As this image shows the east side of Reid's Court, it could have been taken from the south west, but it is uncertain. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the...

Scope and Contents Reid's Court from within the court. This picture could not have been taken from the south east corner of the court because the photograph has been taken looking towards the east side of the court. A group of children stand at the doorway.Note that, although five original envelopes with the inscription "Reid's Court" have survived, including that for print Coll-1167/B/27/12/5, there are only four correseponding negatives showing this location. Handwritten title on the original envelope...

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Remains of Ancient Settlement on Arthur's Seat. Photograph and drawing (black and white), framed. Probably not in the original touring collection.

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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

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Print from an etching by William Lizars showing the remnant of the Great Gable, the highest in Edinburgh, from the Cowgate at one o’clock on Saturday 20th November 1824. Written in ink, "1824".

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This series covers items that were exhibited in the "Restorations" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition."

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One of three engravings showing Robert Adam's plans for the New University, design of the east front. F. Jukes fecit, marked "Published as the Act Directs, 1791". Number on back: 66731. Inscription on back of sheet "Thin, 13 Nov, 1950." Designs were not carried out exactly to these drawings.

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One of three engravings showing Robert Adam's plans for the New University, design of the south front. F. Jukes fecit, marked "Published as the Act Directs, 1791". Inscription on back of sheet "Thin, 13 Nov, 1950." Designs were not carried out exactly to these drawings.

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One of three engravings showing Robert Adam's plans for the New University, plan of the principal story. All rooms identified and location shown as part of South Bridge Street. "Harding Sulpt", marked "Published as the Act Directs, 1791" with number 66731 on back. Inscription on back of sheet "Thin, 13 Nov, 1950." Designs were not carried out exactly to these drawings.