Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| JESSFIELD HOUSE | Jessfield House Jessfield House Jessfield Jessfield |
Mr. McLaren Inscripn [Inscription] on Door Plate Post office Directory Mr. Blyth Inspector of streets |
[Situation] At the East end of Torphichen Street. A small neat cottage tow stories high and in good repair. Occupied by Mr Stillie. |
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| ST CUTHBERT'S POOR HOUSE | St. Cuthberts Charity WorK House WorK House Charity WorK House St. Cuthbert's Charity WorK House St Cuthberts Poor House Poor House |
Published Reports The Governor of the house Inscripn [Inscription] on Gate KirKwood's map of Edinr [Edinburgh] & Leith R Davidson sub Inspector D McDonald Poor rate collector |
[Situation] Near the NW. [North West] side of the Caledonian Railway Station. A large plain building four stories high in good repair occupied as a charity work house. This institution was founded in 1762 by heritors & KirK session of St Cuthberts Parish. The average number of inmates for the last few years is about 500. This institution is supported by voluntary subscriptions, Donations, &c |
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| RECORDER'S OFFICE | Recorders Office Recorders Office |
Inscriptn [Inscription] on Office G. Brown Recorder |
[Situation] In the S.W. [South West] corner of St. Cuthberts or West Church Burying Ground. A small building in the church yard of St Cuthberts church which is the Recorder's office It is two storeys high & built in shape of a Tower. |
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Parish of St. Cuthberts
St. Cuthbert's Poor House [note]
"The statutory name is Poorhouse
under the act 8 & 9 vict. c. [victoria chapter] 83 and
this is the designation used & recog-
nised by the board of supervision.
Buildings & Institions erected before
the act passed will in common parlance
retain these ancient names which have been conferred
under previous local acts“
signed R. S. Anderson
Board of supervision
Transcriber's notes
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.