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Edinburgh, Scotland

 Subject

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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

Unidentified Close, possibly showing the back of Whiteford House, c 1914

 Item — Box Box A: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/11/7
Scope and Contents

Unidentified close and unattributed, possibly showing the back of Whiteford House.

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

Unidentified cottages (backs), c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 2 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/20/13
Scope and Contents

This scene has defied identification. Note that the buildings may in fact be of two storeys and attics at the front. The vicinity of Grassmarket and of St. John's Hill has been suggested.

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

Unidentified cottages (backs), c 1985

 Item — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/20/13
Scope and Contents

This scene has defied identification. Note that the buildings may in fact be of two storeys and attics at the front. The vicinity of Grassmarket and of St. John's Hill has been suggested.

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

Unidentified Crescent

 Item — Box Box 7 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/31/21
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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Photographic prints from the Outlook Tower collections

Unidentified South Side Villa, c 1989

 Item — Box Box 7 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/30/19
Scope and Contents

Triplicate photographic print of Coll-1167/B/27/22/6 showing south side villa with children standing in front of garden wall.

Dates: c 1989
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh - duplicate prints

Unidentified South Side Villa, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 3 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/22/6
Scope and Contents

A similar, but not identical, building may be seen in Dick Place. The boy with the wide white collar, second from left, also appears in the next photograph, Coll-1167/B/26/22/7.

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

Unidentified South Side Villa, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 3 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/22/6
Scope and Contents

A similar, but not identical, building may be seen in Dick Place. The boy with the wide white collar, second from left, also appears in the next photograph, Coll-1167/B/27/22/7.

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

Unidentified South Side Villa, c 1989

 Item — Box Box 7 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/30/18
Scope and Contents

Duplicate photographic print of Coll-1167/B/27/22/6 showing south side villa with children standing in front of garden wall.

Dates: c 1989
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh - duplicate prints

Unidentified Villa from a Garden

 Item — Box Box 7 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/31/20
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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Photographic prints from the Outlook Tower collections

Unidentified waste ground, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 6 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/7/9
Scope and Contents

See Coll-1167/B/26/7/8. The slope suggests that this photograph gives a different view of the same site - otherwise unidentifiable. 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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / The Vennel, Candlemaker Row