Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARLIAMENT HOUSE | continued | [continued from page 86] are now accommodated in apartments on the South & East sides. The hall is now used as a promenade during the sitting of the Court of Session. On the east side of the Hall are the Court rooms of the aforesaid court, the powers & jurisdiction of the Court of Session are so extensive as not to be exceeded by any tribunal in a free country, previous to 1808 all the judges sat in one chamber and then a litigant was said to have cause before "The fifteen" their number is now 13 who along with the advocates, the Writers to the Signet, the Solicitors &c. form the College of Justice and are exempt from several taxes and services imposed on the rest of the citizens. | ||
| COURT OF SESSION | Court of Session Court of Session Court of Session |
Mr. Patterson Town Surveyor Mr. Blyth Mr Kerr ClerK |
[Situation] In the Parliamt [Parliament] Square The court of Session have undergone many changes and regulations by acts of Parliament from time to time. The court is now divided into two [Turner over] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 87
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.