Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH [Brighton Street] | Congregational Church | Mr Weir Mr McLauchlin John H. Scott Oliver and Boyds Almanack |
[Situation] At the North West end of Brighton Street. A large building [which] was originally a chapel belonging to the Relief [---] build in 1826 and now belonging to the Congregationalists, the interior is well fitted up with gallaries, seats &c. it is capable of holding 1700 of a congregation. The Minister is the Revd [Reverend] J Kirk, the attendance averages about 750, the Church has no free sittings. This is an Independent Church but not in connection with the Union of Independents from which they seceded some years ago and therefore they wish to be distinguished by the term Congregational whilst the other Churches in connection with the Union call their churches Congregationalists. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 56
Parish of St Cuthbert
Page in F. [Form] 136
[note] See Oliver & Boyds Almanack
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold
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.