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 Plans relating to the demolition of housing in Edinburgh within the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area and nearby streets. The plans consist of a detailed Project Plan by the Corporation of the City of Edinburgh's City Engineers Department for the East Adam Street area. This is accompanied by a detailed 1:500 scale plan (35cm x 40cm) of the area, hand-coloured to cross reference demolition areas to the project plan. There are also 4 copy 1:1250 Ordnance Survey...

Scope and Contents Three reports concerning redevelopment of the University of Edinburgh Old College. The earliest by Ian G Lindsay & Partners (1964) outlines the history of Old College and provides plans and outline proposals for future use. Two from the late 1970s are by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates and report on a proposed scheme to resurface to quad of Old College. One report consists of annotated photographs of an architectural model. An individual black and white photographic print (12cm x...

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Hand colour coded land-use plan (75cm x 85cm) overlaid on 1:1250 Ordnance Survey base plan. It shows the University of Edinburgh Development Area with acreages indicated for each land-use parcel. There are reference numbers for each parcel, but no key to what they mean.

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Copy of an Ordnance Survey plan (65cm x 88cm) at 1:1250 scale, with the University of Edinburgh King's Buildings layout incorporated into the plan. The plan is overdrawn in felt-tip pen with the dimensions of a proposed new land lease to the adjacent golf club and an area of proposed new planting.

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Copy of an Ordnance Survey plan (41cm x 60cm) at 1:2500 scale centred on the University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings. The plan is overdrawn in felt-tip pen showing some land parcels with reference numbers. Some information concerning topography and planning restrictions have also been overdrawn.

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Copy of an engineering plan (76cm x 116cm) by Blyth & Blyth at 1:200 scale showing details of the perimeter road adjacent to the site for the Institute of Geological Sciences, at the University of Edinburgh King's Buildings. The plan includes a plan view, and two longitudinal sections. These have a vertical scale of 1:20.