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Disposition by John Gairdine to his son William, of a tenement in the West Bow, Edinburgh.
Item
Identifier: Acc.3908
Dates:
1591.
Draft of music and words of "Edinburgh Nonsense", by John and Janet Hamilton.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9263
Dates:
circa 1939.
Drawings, photographs, maps, plans and prints, largely from the Cities and Town Planning Exhibition devised by Sir Patrick Geddes.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13319
Scope and Contents
The Cities and Town Planning Exhibition was originally conceived in conjunction with the first Town Planning Conference of 1910 organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects, at Burlington House, London, to mark the passing of the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909. Patrick Geddes was asked to be its Director and used it to demonstrate his method of city survey. After the conference, Geddes toured the exhibition to cities interested in learning about the latest developments in...
Dates:
1649-1919, undated
Elevation and cross sections of railway embankment on the suburban and South side Junction Railway, on Craigmiller estate, Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: Acc.4533
Dates:
19th century.
Engraved plan, circa 1840, of Holyrood Park with manuscript additions, 1843, of William Nixon.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7795
Dates:
circa 1840-1843.
Expenses of going from Edinburgh to Dunblane and returning again, 28 July to 10 August 1824.
File
Identifier: Acc.4414
Scope and Contents
With handbill, 1851, advertising a ferry.
Dates:
1824, 1851.
Feu-charter of Patrick Lindsay and the bailies of Edinburgh in favour of William McVey.
Item
Identifier: Acc.3588
Scope and Contents
Concerning three houses in Edinburgh.
Dates:
circa 1729-circa 1735.
Four minute-books and two cash-books of the Edinburgh branch of the National Printing and Kindred Trades Federation.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3035/1-7
Dates:
1907-1946.
Grocer`s account book detailing sales in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6074
Dates:
1819-1834.
ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) Edinburgh 2000 conference delegates pack.
File
Identifier: Acc.11945
Dates:
2000.
Journal and commonplace book of an inhabitant of Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: Acc.5270
Dates:
1836-1844.
Journal of a city missionary in Edinburgh.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5013
Scope and Contents
Recording meetings and visits in Stockbridge and the Canongate.
Dates:
1858-1862.
Journal of `A few weeks among the Blue-bells of Scotland, memoranda of men, manners and mountains above the Tweed`
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13639
Scope and Contents
The author of this illustrated journal lived at Bedford Villa, Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, and was probably Ada Margaret Leech, wife of Charles Octavius Harvey, Wine and Spirit Merchant, Bristol.The writer and `Charles` travelled from Bristol to Melrose by train and visited Abbotsford, Melrose Abbey and Dryburgh Abbey before leaving for Edinburgh. Queen Victoria had recently been in Edinburgh and there are numerous pasted in printed drawings of scenes of her visit. The...
Dates:
1886
Journal of `A Month in Scotland by M`, Rev. J.J. Twist, Rector of Holy Innocents Church, Manchester.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13571
Scope and Contents
John James Twist and his travelling companion, C.P. Purton, travelled by rail from Wolverhampton for a month`s holiday in Scotland. In Scotland they took the coach and and steamer, but lalso walked, visiting Lanark, Edinburgh, Burntisland, Loch Leven, Perth, Oban, Inverary, Tarbet, Loch Lomond, Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Loch Tay, Killin, Glencoe, Loch Katrine, Callendar, Stirling and Alloa.John James Twist comments, often humorously, on places visited, their lodgings and people they...
Dates:
1858
Journal of a tour in Scotland of a dissenting English preacher.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13235
Scope and Contents
The writer travelled from the vicinity of Hertford to Scotland to preach in order to raise funds for the Hibernian Society. While in Scotland he met with Seccession ministers and other Dissenters, preaching on numerous occasions to large congregations. Places visited include Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dumbarton, Paisley, Port Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen. Although preaching was the main purpose of the tour, this was the writer`s first visit to Scotland and he comments as a tourist on his...
Dates:
1820.
Journal of a tour in Scotland of Elizabeth Susannah Graham
Item
Identifier: Acc.13509
Scope and Contents
The journal describes a visit to Scotland in the autumn of 1819 made by Elizabeth Susannah Graham and her daughter Eliza Maria Graham. The tour includes lively descriptions of visits to New Lanark, Glasgow, a steam boat trip on Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine, the Caledonian Canal, Inverary, Staffa and Oban. The tour ends with a visit to Edinburgh and the journal includes descriptions of pictures viewed at the premises of Alexander Nasmyith and Henry Raeburn.
Dates:
1819
Journal of an extended visit to Scotland and Ireland by an anonymous female Swiss teacher.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13318
Scope and Contents
This journal was written by a Swiss female teacher on an extended visit to Scotland and Ireland during the First World War. There are descriptions of time spent in Edinburgh, particularly Greyfriars Church, Caroline Park and Granton, also visits to Rosslyn Chapel, Perth, and Craigo House near Montrose. While in Montrose she worked in a factory manufacturing hospital supplies. There is a detailed account of the events of Armistice Day, 1918. At the back are a number of recipes for cakes and...
Dates:
1917-1919
Journal of an un-named law apprentice (later a member of the Faculty of Advocates).
Item
Identifier: Acc.11721
Scope and Contents
Details his life in Perth and Edinburgh, holidays in the Highlands and Skye, a trip to the Great Exhibition, London, and travels in the south of England.
Dates:
1850-1852.
Journal of Lucy Elizabeth Sherwood.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8679
Scope and Contents
During a visit to Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a long stay at Seggieden.
Dates:
1826-1827.
Legal papers concerning property in Newhaven and Leith belonging to Marion Evanson and her Paterson descendants.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6978
Dates:
1733-1848.
Legal papers concerning the property of Silvermills, Edinburgh.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11723
Scope and Contents
Includes papers concerning the affairs of the Law, Riddell, Vere and other families, and the sequestration of Henry Raeburn and Co, Leith.
Dates:
circa 1850-1915.
Legal papers, maps and prospectuses, largely concerning a Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh canal, and the Slamannan Railway, Stirlingshire.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5855
Dates:
circa 1835-circa 1856.
Letter and two geological drawings of Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh, by James Hall.
File
Identifier: Acc.12165
Dates:
1825.