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Copies of records from the Walker Trust, Edinburgh, Scotland

551 1068

Description Copies of records from the Walker Trust, Edinburgh, Scotland

Date c. 1799 to 1876

Collection Copies of records from the Walker Trust, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number 551 1068

Category All Other

Scope and Content The collection comprises photographic copies of Walker Trust drawings including: plans of the Barony of Coates 1799 and 1802; feuing plan by James Gillespie Graham 1826; plans for Melville, Walker and Stafford Streets by Robert Brown 1820 and 1826; contract plans for Melville Crescent by John Watherston and Sons; elevation of Palmerston Place Church by Peddie and Kinnear 1874; and many individual house plans on estate presumably presented for approval by Trustees. NMRS Jubilee Guide, 1991.

Archive History Survey of drawings held by Murray, Beith and Murray WS, Edinburgh, and copied by RCAHMS in 1979. Previously catalogued as Collection 262/68. Original drawings transferred to the National Records of Scotland (Scottish Record Office).

Access Conditions Open, but note that access may be subject to provisions outlined in the Data Protection Act and conservation requirements. Please contact the archive to confirm access in advance of a visit.

Administrative History The Walker Trust, Edinburgh. Registered as a charity in 1899, the Walker Trust has as its principal aims the advancement of the Scottish Episcopal Church, in particular the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Edinburgh, and the further advancement of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

Finding Aids NMRS Inventory 10

Accruals No accruals are anticipated.

External Reference Inventory 10

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1176616

Collection Hierarchy - Collection Level

Collection Level (551 1068) Copies of records from the Walker Trust, Edinburgh, Scotland

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1209867 2, 3 Melville Crescent. Photographic copy of elevation. NMRS Survey of Private Collections, Walker Trust Drawings 1862 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1599962 53, 55 Melville Street. Photographic copy of site plan and elevation and elevation of stable, feu charter. NMRS Survey of Private Collections, Walker Trust Drawings. 11/7/1825 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2171919 Photographic copy showing front elevation of No.s 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 Rothesay Terrace. Ink. Walker Trust drawings 1904 Item Level
Prints and Drawings EDD 635/1 Lithograph of interior view, insc: 'The Dining Room Rothesay Terrace Edinburgh. Sydney Mitchell Architect. Photo-Lithographed & Printed by James Akerman, 6 Queen Square. W.C.'. From 'The Building News', Jun 27. 1884. 27/6/1884 Item Level
Prints and Drawings EDD 635/2 Lithograph of interior view, insc: 'Hall and Staircase. Rothesay Terrace Edinburgh. Sydney Mitchell Architect. Photo-Lithographed & Printed by James Akerman, 6 Queen Square. W.C.'. From 'The Building News', July 4 1884. 4/7/1884 Item Level
Prints and Drawings EDD 260/1 33 Manor Place. Second floor plan. (Advert for sale on reverse). 1969 Item Level
Prints and Drawings EDD 260/4 50, 52 Manor Place. Alterations for Victoria league, basement and ground floor plan. Item Level
Prints and Drawings EDD 260/5 41 Manor Place. Plan of sunk floor. 6/1892 Item Level
Prints and Drawings EDD 260/2 4 Manor Place. Recto, site plan, basement, street, first, second and third floor plans, elevation of lower part of back wall, longitudinal section. Proposed alterations for Adam Ernest Miller. 2/1924 Item Level
Prints and Drawings EDD 260/3 61 Manor Place. Recto, site plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations and sections. Proposed reconstruction for T. McCrae. 3/1928 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 464/7 P Edinburgh, Lynedoch Place. Photographic copy of proposed plan for Lynedoch Place. Ink on paper. 1820 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 152/20 (D) P 7, 8, 9 Melville Crescent. Photographic copy of elevation. NMRS Survey of Private Collections, Walker Trust Drawings 12/1862 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images SC 1452786 27 Walker Street. Photographic copy of plan and elevation. NMRS Survey of Private Collections, Walker Trust Drawings. 1863 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 635/4 P Photographic copy of Rothesay Mews. Elevation of Mr Ford's Stable and Garage. No.16. Ink. Signed '29 Queensferry Street, 2nd Nov 1907' Walker Trust drawings 1907 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 635/1 P Photographic copy of lithograph of interior view, insc: 'The Dining Room Rothesay Terrace Edinburgh. Sydney Mitchell Architect. Photo-Lithographed & Printed by James Akerman, 6 Queen Square. W.C.' From 'The Building News', Jun 27. 1884. 27/6/1884 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 635/2 P Photographic copy of lithograph of interior view, insc: 'Hall and Staircase. Rothesay Terrace Edinburgh. Sydney Mitchell Architect. Photo-Lithographed & Printed by James Akerman, 6 Queen Square. W.C.'. From 'The Building News', July 4 1884. 4/7/1884 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 635/3 P Photographic copy showing front elevation of No.s 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 Rothesay Terrace. Ink. Walker Trust drawings 1904 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 635/5 P Photographic copy of drawing showing front elevation of No.s 15 and 16 Rothesay Terrace. Ink. Walker Trust drawings 1904 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 325/1 P Photographic copy of drawing showing front elevation of No.s 17 and 18 Rothesay Place. Includes Rothesay Place front of No.39 Palmerston Place. Ink. Signed 'John Watherston & Sons, 29 Queensferry Street, Edinr. Sept. 1889' Walker Trust Drawings 9/1889 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 152/40 P 28, 32 Melville Street. Photographic copy of elevations, feu charter. NMRS Survey of Private Collections, Walker Trust Drawings. 1859 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 152/41 P Melville Street. Photographic copy of East block elevation on North side. NMRS Survey of Private Collections, Walker Trust Drawings. c. 1801 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 152/42 P Melville Street. Photographic copy of street feus. NMRS Survey of Private Collections, Walker Trust Drawings. Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 152/43 P 48 Melville Street. Photographic copy of site plan. NMRS Survey of Private Collections, Walker Trust Drawings. Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images EDD 152/1 P Melville Street. Photographic copy of plan of Sir Patrick Walker's grounds as laid out by James Gillespie Graham. Ink, colour wash. NMRS Survey of Private Collections, Walker Trust Drawings. 1826 Item Level

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