Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANONGATE BURGH SCHOOL | Canongate Burgh School Canongate Burgh School Burgh School of Canongate |
Mr Stormonth, Teacher P.O. [Post Office] Directory Advertisement concerning school |
[Situation] Adjoining the canongate Church A neat rectangular building erected in 1836 two Stories high. The lower story is unoccupied and is intended to be occupied as burial vaults. The upper story is the school room The average number of children attending it are 240 there are two masters & one female teacher. The ordinary branches of English education are taught besides Latin. The principal teacher is Mr Stormonth. This school is supported by Public subscription & partly by the funds of the burgh & by small school fees. |
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| DUKE OF GORDON'S HOUSE (1570) | Duke of Gordon's House Duke of Gordon's House Duke of Gordon's House |
Mr Hunter Session Clerk Mr Lewis (occupier) Mr Henderson (occupier) Mr Sanderson (Canongate) |
[Situation] Opposite the Canongate Tolbooth An old delapidated looking house Said to have been the town residence of the Dukes of Gordon in former times, but now inhabited by small shop Keepers and mechanics, in front of the the house are three latin inscription immediately over a ledge of projecting stones with the date on the centre one 1570 |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Canongate
Duke of Gordon's House [note] not written on the Plan
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 30
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 100 - Parishes of St Cuthberts, South Leith, Canongate and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/100
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of St Cuthberts, South Leith, Canongate, and The City of Edinburgh.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian 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 Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.