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
/S: Crosscauseway
/8
| Full reference code | Coll-1167/1/S/8 |
| Title | Off Crosscauseway |
| Original title | Off Crosscausewayside |
| Date | c1904-1910 |
| Creator | Sir Patrick Geddes |
| Scope and content | The location has so far been impossible to trace. Possibilities are: off East Crosscauseway, Lamb's Close, Kennedy's Close, Murray Street, Dalrymple Place, all demolished in the Edinburgh Improvement Scheme c. 1930. The Causewayside closes were also suggested, particularly "Jew's Close" near Sciennes Hill Place (Braid Place) with the old Jewish Cemetery dating from 1820; but for various reasons this suggestion is untenable. After much difficulty, the writing on the notice is possibly showing "Bristo Nth Church Mission Hall", but so far it has not been possible to trace this address. |
| Author of original title | Robert Dykes |
| Negative number | Green Box 82 |
| Note | See Coll-1167/1//9 for another view. |
| Related items | Coll-1167/1//9 |