Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| OLD FISHMARKET CLOSE | Old Fish Market Close Old FishmarKet Close Fish-MarKet Close |
Name at entrance of Close Post Office Directory Maitlands Hist [History] of Edinburgh |
[Situation] Leaving the N. [North] side of Cowgate A wide irregular close well paved & clean extending from Cowgate to High St. at the southern extremities are several Shops and dwelling houses of working people at the north end, there is a Printing Office, several workshops and 'The Asylum for the Houseless' |
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| HUMPH'S CLOSE | Humph's Close | Name at Entrance | [Situation] Leaving the N. [North] side of Cowgate A narrow dirty close leading off of the North side of the Cowgate it is paved and the houses on both sides of the close are 2 to 4 stories high inhabited poor people |
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| BORTHWICK'S CLOSE | Borthwick's Close Borthwick's Close |
Name at the entrance of Close Post Office Directory |
[Situation] Leaving the S. [South] side of High Street A long close extending from Cowgate to High St., the greater part of the houses are old & dilapidated & occupd. [occupied] by poor people at the north end is situated Heriot's Schools. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Note below alternate spelling of Old Fishmarket Close says 'enquire'
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.