Volume contents
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- 283 - Dumfries , Title Page
- 284 - Dumfries , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSEMBLY STREET [Dumfries] | Assembly Street Assembly Street Assembly Street |
Corner Board A. Wardrobe Map of Town 1819 |
055 | [Situation] heading in a N.E. [North East] direction from White Sands to High Street. A Short Street leading off White Sands, to the High Street. It is paved and drained and partly lighted wit gas. The houses are of a tolerably good description- from 2 to 3 Storeys in height - occupied by respectable families. In it is the Old Assembly rooms, lately occupied as Reading rooms. |
| GEORGE INN CLOSE [Dumfries] | George Inn Close George Inn Close |
J.H.Bell William Gray |
055 | [Situation] On the S.W. [South West] Side of High Street between Assembly St. and Nith Place. - A wide Close well paved and drained leading from High Street to Irish Street.- It constitutes the back premises belonging to the George Inn. |
| GEORGE INN [Dumfries] | George Inn George Inn George Inn |
William Clarke Archibald Hamilton Robert Kemp Esqre. |
055 | [Situation] Inn George Inn Close A large and well constructed house 3 Storeys high This was formerly the principal Inn in Dumfries, And was Subsequently occupied as a Temperance Hotel.- The property of William Clarke of the Commercial Inn.- |
| SOUTHERNGATE BRAE | Southergate Brae Southergate Brae Southergate Brae Southerngate Brae Southerngate Brae Southerngate Brae Southerngate Brae |
Mr. Halliday Mr. Hunter Mr. Fraser LIst of Voters for Dumfries John McCormack Robert Burns Thomas Wood [Hamishfield] |
055 | [Situation] At the South end of High St. The part of the High Street extending from Assembly Street to Nith Place .- So called from its Approach to the South Port or gate. The Name As p [per ] the authorities is evidently a corruption of Southerngate the word Souther implying in Scotch Solder Tho' improperly used in the adverb "Southerly" it is not [used] as an adjective. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Dumfries -- Plan 55.3. -- [Page] 159
Below Southerngate Brae " N.S. Cap.S.E. & "
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 11 - Parish of Dumfries, OS1/10/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Dumfries.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.