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
/12
| Full reference code | Coll-1167/1/E/12 |
| Title | Bull's Close, Canongate |
| Original title | Bull's Close, Canongate |
| Date | c1904-1910 |
| Creator | Sir Patrick Geddes |
| Scope and content | Looking south towards Salisbury Crags. The warehouse of Holyrood Brewery is on the right side of the picture. This building appears to be in existence (1989) at the Holyrood Road end of the Close. Part of the brewery site about to be redeveloped (1991). Site for Scottish Parliament Building 1998. See Coll-1167/1/D/1. |
| Author of original title | |
| Negative number | Green Box 144 |
| Note | Damaged slide. |
| Related items | Coll-1167/1/D/1 |