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
/Q: Bristo
/4
| Full reference code | Coll-1167/1/Q/4 |
| Title | Bristo Street, southern section |
| Original title | Bristo Place (mistaken title, actually Bristo Street, southern section) |
| Date | c1904-1910 |
| Creator | Sir Patrick Geddes |
| Scope and content | The junction of Bristo Street, on the left, and Charles Street, on the right leading to George Square. Bristo Street ran diagonally across Charles Street Car Park from "Bristo Square" (a new development, c1980) to the north end of Chapel Street; it was a main road, now replaced by the new Potterrow. The drysalter's shop on the left was in existence until the demolition of the street c. 1970 (?). "Parker's Corner" on the right shows (c. 1910?) the building as it was before the opening of the drapper's shop with mock Tudor facings, demolished about the same time. |
| Author of original title | Robert Dykes |
| Negative number | Green Box 40 |
| Note | Prints Coll-1167/1/Q/2 to Coll-1167/1/Q/5 form an almost continuous sequence showing the east side of Bristo Street. |
| Related items | Coll-1167/1/Q/2 Coll-1167/1/Q/5 |