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Coll-1167: Archives of the Patrick Geddes Centre for Planning Studies

The Photographs from the Survey of Edinburgh are part of a larger collection formerly held within the Outlook Tower on Castlehill. The collection as whole was catalogued while still at the Outlook Tower, this catalogue published as a 2-volume set Catalogue of the archives of the Patrick Geddes Centre for Planning Studies, the second volume focussed solely on the Edinburgh Survey photographs. It is this volume which has now been revisited, its contents keyed, with minor alterations, into a database, accessible below.

It is hoped to address the rest of the collection in due course. Meanwwhile a full digital copy of the first volume is available in pdf format (9MB file)

/1: Photographs from the Survey of Edinburgh


/E: The Cannongate


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Full reference codeColl-1167/1/E/7
TitleShops Canongate
Original titleShops Canongait
Datec1904-1910
CreatorSir Patrick Geddes
Scope and contentThis shows the Playhouse and Old Playhouse Close entrances. The newspaper billboard on the right of the picture says, "News of the World. Crippen Verdict Due Today". The verdict on the murder of H. H. Crippen was given on 21st October 1910, hence we have an exact date of this photograph. Old Playhouse Close has been much restored. South side of the Canongate.
Author of original titleRobert Dykes
Negative numberGreen Box 125
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