Scope and Contents This file contains 9 reports concerning the Edinburgh South Side District Plan written by either Percy Johnson-Marshall or staff at Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates. The reports look at: the place of the university in the city as a whole, the relationship between the University of Edinburgh and the rest of the south side, land use surveys and possible development plans for the Nicolson Street area of the city and a 1971 census household analysis of the south side. A file of papers...

Scope and Contents Mixed collection of working drawings and plans (maximum dimension 86cm x 122cm) depicting the creation of Bristo Square in Edinburgh. There is a 3-dimensional pencil drawing, on tracing paper, of an oblique bird's eye view of the square and its adjacent buildings. 2 coloured (in thick felt-tip pen) paper stylised manuscript plans of the area. The first shows the proposed surface of the square, the second shows the site-lines around the area of the square. There are 2 sheets of small-scale...

Scope and Contents 2 manuscript street layout plans (63cm x 102cm), by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates, for the University of Edinburgh / Nicolson Street Comprehensive Development Area. Detail is restricted to land parcels between street intersections and major buildings. The first plan sub-titled "Acreages and floor areas" contains statistics concerning site area, floor area and plot ratio for each site. The second plan sub-titled "survey of parked vehicles" gives street by street statistics for...

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Set of A4 size plans showing existing and long-term plans for parking provision in different parts of the University of Edinburgh campus. Some are manuscript transparencies. The remainder are paper copies of the transparencies, some of which have been hand annotated.

Scope and Contents 3 copy plans (57cm x 77cm) by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates concerning parking arrangements for the University of Edinburgh King's Buildings. The first plan is shows the results of a cycle-survey overdrawn on a 1:1250 Ordnance Survey plan of the area. This is accompanied by a type-written report. The second plan shows interim parking proposals at 1:1250 scale. The third plan is a rough sketch showing actual locations and numbers of 407 parked cars between 10.30 and 12.30 on the 25...

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2 copy plans (66cm x 90cm) by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates showing parking arrangements for George Square Lane at the University of Edinburgh. The first plan is manuscript and shows the parking layout at 1:500 scale. The second plan is semi-manuscript and shows parking, roads and pavements in coloured letratone also at 1:500 scale.

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2 manuscript 1:500 transparencies, probably by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates, one of the Potter Row / Nicolson Street area of the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area (50cm x 50cm) and one of the future Bristo Square area (71cm x 87cm). These plans are probably traced from Ordnance Survey plans and intended as base maps for future plans.

Scope and Contents Set of 12 themed plans, of the University of Edinburgh central area development. 8 are coloured manuscript, overlaid on the same 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey plans and titled "University of Edinburgh central area development". One is a base plan. Several have large numbers stencilled on the lower left hand corner and are sub-titled as follows: 1.01 - buildings listed in the statutory list of...

Scope and Contents Set of 21 themed plans, overlaid on the same area of an Ordnance Survey plan, showing the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area (1962). 20 are at 1:2500 scale and cover the themes: commerce and industry, retail shops and service trades, land use, existing bus routes, existing sewers, existing mains water, existing gas mains, existing high voltage cables, existing low voltage cables, existing post office underground plant, existing water mains, zoning plan, proposed road...

Scope and Contents Set of manuscript transparancy architectural layout plans, by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates, at 1:1250 scale, with "letratone" areas numbered 2-6 (no 1 missing), showing the commercial area of the proposed comprehensive redevelopment of the University of Edinburgh campus. The first 4 show plans at different levels of the development - ground level, mezzanine storage level, deck level, and roof level. The final plan shows an elevation section through the development. ...