Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST CUTHBERT'S CHURCH on the Site of St Cuthbert's Kirk | St. Cuthbert's Church St. Cuthbert's Church St. Cuthbert's Church St. Cuthbert's Church St. Cuthbert's or West KirK St. Cuthbert's or West KirK St. Cuthbert's or West KirK St. Cuthbert's or West KirK on the site of old St Cuthbert's KirK |
G. Anderson Sexton of the church PollocK's Guide McDowall's Guide History of the church & Parish - 1827 Mr Blyth superintendent of streets Several Advertisements 1851 Mr. Brown - Recorder |
[Situation] South side of the west end of Princes Street & E. [East] side of Lothian Road. A large plain structure [with] a handsome spire. This church was built in 1775 upon the [---] an old parish church. It is [well] fitted with seats, and [double galleries] sufficient to contain 2000 [---]. There are 160 free seats for the poor besides several pews reserved [for] the Elders &c. The church is [surrounded] by a large grave yard. This is [---] Collegiate church. The ministers are Revd [Reverend] John Paul D.D. [Doctor of Divinity] and the Revd [Reverend] J. [Veitch]. Their stipends jointly amounts to about [---]. |
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Parish of St. Cuthberts
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Parish Church - Fullarton - Page 467
The word old is struck out of BooK and plan at O.M.O. [Ordnance Mapping Office]
21st February 1853 - (See remarks on plan)
That the old Kirk or church of St Cuthbert is very ancient is acKnowledged by
many historians and appears to have been built about the eight century. It is older than [recorded]
in Scotland“ says Chalmers "and had several grants before the charter of Holyrood house. Caledonia vol [---]
P. [Page] 780. Cuthbert, the celebrated founder of the bishopric of Durham who was born on Tweedside and lived [in]
the monastery of Mailros often travelled from the Tweed to the Forth and always instructed [the]
people by means of their peculiar language viz Anglo Saxon Cuthbert died on the 20th of March 687
From the vicinity of St. Cuthbert's church to the castle it is evident that in the frequent seiges
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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.