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Notebook containing notes and sketches of Scottish castles. Includes loose cuttings and other material inside the front cover.
551 2551/1
Description Notebook containing notes and sketches of Scottish castles. Includes loose cuttings and other material inside the front cover.
Date c. 1918 to 1922
Collection Copies from the papers of Ian Gordon Lindsay, architect, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 2551/1
Category All Other
Scope and Content Copies of papers created by the architect Ian Gordon Lindsay (1906-1966). Comprises: 1 sketchbook/notebook/album, containing 70 numbered pages (plus inside of front and rear covers) with text, images and sketches created and compiled by Ian Lindsay. Castles covered include Dirleton, Dunstaffnage, Saltcoats, Redhouse, Castle of Cluggy, Roslin, and more. Loose material: 3 print cuttings of the coats of arms of Scottish noble families approx 60mm x 50mm; 10 cuttings, parchment, all but one dated from 1788-1789. From historic ledgers or business receipts with London addresses; 1 print photo, 79mm x 55mm, of "Lynhouse" (Linnhous); 1 piece of paper, 168mm x 94mm, with small drawings and notes; 1 Postcard with b&w image of Dunbar Castle. 122mm x 83mm; 1 Admission ticket stub, Cambuskenneth Abbey. Undated. 80mm x 52mm. Also in this grouping, but not to be copied, are: 4 cuttings of images of historic buildings, from "The ---ere" magazine dated 8 September 1923. Ink on glossy paper. Range of sizes but all approx 80mm x 60mm. Includes gateway of Falkland Palace; Chapel of Falkland Palace; Lindisfarne Priory; Alnwick Castle; 12 cuttings, all approx. 150mm x 125mm, of "Tom Smith's Christmas Crackers" puzzles. Of the "Find the --" variety. Undated. Ink on paper. Included in the loan, but not digitised, is a typed manuscript (298mm x 210mm) with illustrations on the history of watermill gearing types. Enclosed are two letters dated 19/08/1950 and 22/08/1950 from Anders Jespersen, c/o County Buidldings, Cupar, Fife, to Ian Lindsay. The letters indicate this manuscript was written and sent by Jespersen and that he will begin working on the resume of the Eden Report, with two copies of the Report being worked on at a bookbinders. In the second letter, dated 22/08/1950 an additional handwritten note in ink, presumably by Lindsay, indicates he was going to review the piece and reply to Andersen.
Administrative History This material was compiled by Lindsay from a relatively young age. The notebook and cuttings, minus the 1780s clippings, date to c.1918-1922 - making Lindsay somewhere between 12 and 16 years of age - indicating his burgeoning interest in the historic architecture of Scotland.
Accession Number 2024/99
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