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
/N: Gardens in the New Town basement areas
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| Full reference code | Coll-1167/1/N/4 |
| Title | Area Garden, St. Andrew Square |
| Original title | AREA GARDEN ST ANDREWS SQ. |
| Date | c1904-1910 |
| Creator | Sir Patrick Geddes |
| Scope and content | The photographs in this section show how, in Professor Geddes' estimation, dull basement areas may be improved by plants. This is not simply a statement of the obvious fact; it is a manifestation of his doctrine of an ecological and "green" culture, as a botanist and town planner. |
| Author of original title | Alasdair Geddes |
| Negative number | Box 3, 11 |
| Note | See Prints Coll-1167/1/N/1 to Coll-1167/1/N/4. The negative is from the box inscribed (not signed) "F.C. Mears - 21.9.1910". |
| Related items | Coll-1167/1/N/1 Coll-1167/1/N/4 |