Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLICE CHAMBERS [High Street] | Police Chambers Police Chambers Police Chambers Police Buildings |
John Brown Esq. Mr. Patterson Surveyor House Keeper at Police Chambers Mr. Kerr Board of Works |
[Situation] On the South Side of High Street and on the E. [East] side of Parliament Square A large building at the east end of the. Parliament Square in it is a Court Room where one of the City Magistrates Sits every day to hear Cases Connected with Police department. the Sheriff or his Substitute also sits here once a day to hear Cases coming under his jurisdiction. In the building is the Clerk of Courts Office. Magistrates Room, Office of Superintendent & Watching Department, Office of Inspector of Lighting & Cleaning. Office of Fire Master & Board Room. Committee Room Office of the Clerk of Commissioners, Surveyor & House Inspectors Office Office of Inspector of Streets & Buildings. Surgeon & Lieutenant's Rooms. In the Southern part of the building is 30 cells which serve as a temporary prison for offenders waiting the decision of the Police Court and as many as 70 or 80 delinquents have been incarcerated at one time. |
Continued entries/extra info
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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.