Six views of proposed improvements in Pittencrief Park, Dunfermline.
Anon. [George Shaw Aitken and Patrick Geddes].
Zonder titelSix views of proposed improvements in Pittencrief Park, Dunfermline.
Anon. [George Shaw Aitken and Patrick Geddes].
Zonder titel'Suggested new North Bridge. View to the South-West'
'G.S. Aitken architect'
Discusses a new artwork, and arrangements for its transfer to the Outlook Tower. Advises he has completed a design for the Peace Palace at the Hague in connection with a competition, he will look to work with a London architect. Expresses his reservations around the National Gallery project and that he wishes to recall the plans with the advent of the new [Liberal] government.
Zonder titelRefers to proposals to building designs in the environs of the Edinburgh High School and Calton Hill.
Zonder titelThree perspective views of Edinburgh.
Anon. [G.S. Aitken]
Zonder titelRefers to Patrick Geddes' National Gallery scheme. Suggestion that plan should be placed before Scottish Secretary. Refers to Andrew Carnegie and the possibility of acquiring a contribution of about £100,000 from him.
Zonder titelIndicating that he wishes to resume connections with the Old Edinburgh School of Art, and that the Mound Place drawings are available.
Zonder titelBundle of 9 files, containing 189 ff. Contains a range of photographic prints, plans and illustrations which were commissioned or drawn by Patrick Geddes during his survey of Dunfermline or included in the 1904 report 'City Development: a study of parks, gardens and culture-institutes' which was commissioned by the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust. Geddes' proposals were never adopted by the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust but the report is considered to be one of Geddes' most influential early urban planning works.
Zonder titelAnnexes account for Norah Geddes's architecture lessons. Enclosed letter (not extant) for forwarding to Lord [ ], relating to National Gallery Scheme. Manuscript.
Zonder titelSixteen copies (colour and black and white) of a bird's eye view.
'Open Space South of Married Soldiers Quarters'
'G.S. Aitken delt.'
Perspective view of the Mound from Ramsay Garden to Bank Street showing the improvements proposed by Patrick Geddes.
George Shaw Aitken after Patrick Geddes.
Zonder titelPlan of the Mound, Edinburgh, between Royal Scottish Academy and West Bow.
'Edinburgh Foru[ ]'
Anon. [George Shaw Aitken]
Scale: 1 inch to 50 feet.
Inset: sketch perspective (pencil) lower left corner.
'[ ] by P. Geddes 1885 - 95? See sketch perspective' endorsed in top margin in manuscript in pencil.
'Measured drawing Holyrood &c.' endorsed in manuscript.
Incomplete, parts of top and bottom margin missing, endorsement and sketch perspective incomplete.
Zonder titelPerspective view of the Mound, Edinburgh.
Anon. [George Shaw Aitken]
'Edinburgh, the Mound: suggestions for re-arrangement of lay-out'
'Plan will follow same size sheet' endorsed in manuscript in pencil on reverse.
'Cities Exhibition No. 822'
Incomplete along right margin.
Zonder titelResponse to Ross's letter advising returning a draft with corrections, post script discussing syllabus schedules with suggested timing amendments.
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