Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIGNET HALL AND LIBRARY | Signet Hall & Library Signet Hall & Library Signet Hall & Library |
Mr. Laing Librarian Mr. Kerr Exchequeur Offices Mr. Brown W. S. [Writer to the Signet] County Hall |
[Situation] Near the S. W. [South West] corner of St. Giles's Church A handsome Grecian building which contains the Library of the writers to the Signet the apartments of which are exceedingly elegant particularly the upper one which is 140 feet wide having an eliptical arched roof supported by 24 fluted columns and 36 pilasters of the Corinthian order. The roof is divided into 3 compartments the centre one having a circular dome embellished with allegorical figures representing Apollo & the muses & some of the most illustrious British Poets Historians &, mathematicians underneath. this is another large hall very handsomely decorated the books are nicely arranged around these apartments the lower or underground story contains also several apartments where some of the library is kept & other property belonging to the institution the library contains upward of 50,000 volumes in all departments of literature. |
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Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 105 - Parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/105
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts, 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.