Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL [Holyrood] | Holyrood School | Revd [Reverend] Mr Balfour | [Situation] Adjoining Holyrood Free Church A handsome building partly [of] the Elizabethan style 3 stories [high] & adjoining Holyrood Free church & in connection with it. It was [built] in 1848 under the special [patronage] of the Duchess of Gordon. There [are] two schoolmasters & two female [teachers]. There are an infant school [a] girls school & a boys school. [The] ordinary branches of English [education] are taught. The average [number] attending these schools are 340 [children]. |
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| PATERSON'S HOUSE | Paterson's House Paterson's House Paterson's House John Paterson's House |
Mr Brown Mr Borthwick Mr Cowan (Canongate) Chamber's Reekiana |
[Situation] North Side of Canongate An old lodging house three stories in height it was built in the reign of Charles II by John Paterson a distinguished golfer. He is said by tradition to have been provided with the means by the profits of a great match which he played in company with the Duke of York afterwards James II & VII The armorial bearings of the worthy golfer are carved upon a stone at the top of the building and over the door is a latin inscription |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 150
Parish of Canongate
"This house was probably built in the reign
of Charles II or James II by John Paterson a
distinguished golfer. He is said by tradition
to have been provided with the means by
the profits of a great match which he played
in company with the Duke of York (afterwards James II. or VII.) who while
residing in Edinburgh in 1680-2 used to practice this game. The armorial
bearing of the worthy golfer are carved upon a stone at the top of the building and
over the door is a latin quatrain by Dr. [Doctor] Pitcairn with an anagram upon the
name of John Paterson - "I hate no person"
Chambers' Reeckiana P. [Page] 256
See also Chambers Traditions of Edinbh. [Edinburgh]
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.