Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| COATES CRESCENT | Coates Crescent Coates Crescent |
Inscripn [Inscription] on Lamp post. Corner TicKet |
[Situation] On the NW. [North West] of Maitland Street. This name applies to a crescent or street of the form of the segment of a circle. The houses are of a [type] class from two to three stories occupied by respectable [families] The street in front of the houses is well paved & clean &c. [There] is also an enclosed plot of [ornamental] ground planted with shrubs &c. |
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| ATHOLL CRESCENT | Atholl Crescent Atholl Crescent Atholl Crescent Atholl Crescent |
Corner Tickets Inscripn [Inscription] on Lamp posts Post office Directory Kirkwood's map |
[Situation] On the SE [South East] side of Maitland Street. A street or crescent the shape, a half moon & opposite to, Coates Crescent The houses are of a class occupied by respectable families. In front is an [enclosure] well laid out & planted with flowers &c. |
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| TOBAGO STREET | Tobago Street Tobago Street |
Corner TicKet Inscriptn [Inscription] on Lamp posts |
[Situation] From the south end of New Port Street to the south end of St. Cuthberts St. This name applies [to part] of [an] irregularly built street extending from Newport Street & Spences Place to Morrison Street The houses are 2 to 4 stories high occupied by work people. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of St Cuthberts
Form 136 Page
50 - Coates Crescent
50 - Atholl Crescent
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 34
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 104 - Parish of St Cuthberts, OS1/11/104
This volume contains place name information from the parish of St Cuthberts.
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.