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Edinburgh, Scotland

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Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

Rock face below Calton Jail, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 2 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/16/6
Scope and Contents

There are people on the rocks, despite a possible illusion. Handwritten title by R. Dykes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "New Town of Edinburgh" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/13.

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 / Calton Hill and Eastern Periphery of the New Town

Rock face below Calton Jail, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/16/6
Scope and Contents

There are people on the rocks, despite a possible illusion. 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 "New Town of Edinburgh" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/13.

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 / Calton Hill and Eastern Periphery of the New Town

Roseburn Bridge, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/13
Scope and Contents

Roseburn Bridge looking north. Geddes built cottages, "a small garden village" at Roseburn 1897-1900; McArthy and Watson, Architects. Referred to in Geddes' "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition".

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 / The 19th century outer suburbs

Roseburn Bridge, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/14
Scope and Contents

Roseburn looking north-east. The arch of Coltbridge is visible beyond. See previous image Coll-1167/B/27/22/13.

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 / The 19th century outer suburbs

Roseburn Bridge, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 3 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/22/13
Scope and Contents

Roseburn Bridge looking north. Geddes built cottages, "a small garden village" at Roseburn 1897-1900; McArthy and Watson, Architects. Referred to in Geddes' "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition".

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 19th century outer suburbs

Roseburn Bridge, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 3 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/22/14
Scope and Contents

Roseburn looking north-east. The arch of Coltbridge is visible beyond. See previous image Coll-1167/B/26/22/13.

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 19th century outer suburbs

Salisbury Square, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 2 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/20/9
Scope and Contents

Salisbury Street from Brown. Salisbury Square is said to be at the right end of the picture. See previous image Coll-1167/B/26/20/8, for the scene on the left of the photographer of this one, Coll-1167/B/26/20/9. The Ordnance Survey Map shows gardens at this point. "Salisbury Street" is marked on it, but not "Salisbury Square". View looking north east. Demolished mid-twentieth century. 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 / The Pleasance, Richmond Street, Salisbury Square

Salisbury Square, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/20/9
Scope and Contents Salisbury Street from Brown. Salisbury Square is said to be at the right end of the picture. See previous image Coll-1167/B/27/20/8, for the scene on the left of the photographer of this one, Coll-1167/B/27/20/9. The Ordnance Survey Map shows gardens at this point. "Salisbury Street" is marked on it, but not "Salisbury Square". View looking north east. Demolished mid-twentieth century. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written...
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 / The Pleasance, Richmond Street, Salisbury Square

Scenes from the Outlook Tower garden, c 1910

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/24/2
Scope and Contents

Card on which 3 photographs have been mounted. 1. Three children in Outlook Tower garden; 2. Maypole and banner in Outlook Tower Garden; 3. Three women and man in the garden. Number on back reads 115/9.

Dates: c 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Open spaces as gardens and playgrounds

Section of a map of Lothian showing Edinburgh and Leith, 1773, c 1914

 Item — Box PC6/2: Series Coll-1167/B; Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/1/4
Scope and Contents

Untitled, no attribution. Part of The Three Lothians by Andrew and Mostyn Armstrong, 1773. See "The Grange in the History of Maps," 1991, Plate 2A.

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