Neidpath Castle, Peebles, from Side

Category

Library Item

Item no

54765

Title

Neidpath Castle, Peebles, from side

Artist / maker

Jackman, S. G.

Date

1956

Size

5 x 4 inches

Type

Photographic film

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Neidpath Castle is found a mile west of Peebles. The building is thought to date from the fourteenth century with more recent alterations. It was occupied by various important Scottish families including the Earls of March. Sir Walter Scott wrote a poem called 'The Maid of Neidpath'. The poem tells the story of a daughter of one of the Earls of March who was dying of consumption and broken hearted when her lover did not recognise her.

This digital image is from a donation of material to the library by the photographer, S. G. Jackman. The material included prints, notebooks, glass negatives and photographic film negatives. Unfortunately, it was discovered that some of the film negatives were badly damaged by Vinegar Syndrome, so called because of the distinctive vinegary odour it produces. Cellulose acetate can be chemically unstable and deterioration of the cellulose acetate triggered by heat, moisture or acidity, can lead to Vinegar Syndrome. Vinegar Syndrome once developed, can’t be reversed. The Vinegar Syndrome effects are very evident in some of these images showing the crackling and bubbling on the surface of the film which in some cases had become separated from the base layer. It was decided that we would digitise the negatives to preserve Jackman’s photographic record of Edinburgh and then dispose of the contagious negatives.

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