Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANCASTERIAN SCHOOL | Lancasterian School Lancasterian School |
Mr. Robert Dun William Sims |
002 | [Situation] North east Side of Davis St. A large school house, 2 stories high established here in 1812 by the Education Society. It is conducted on the Lancasterian system as its name imports. The school is supported by subscription raised by the society the affairs are managed by a board of directors. The school fees from each scholar is 2D. [2 pennies or tuppence] per week. The upper storey is the girls school & the lower storey is the boys school. Mr. R. Dun is teacher to the latter and Miss Dun that of the former. |
| RICHMOND LANE | Richmond Lane Richmond Lane |
Corner Tickets. P. O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Extendg. [Extending] from Pleasance to S. [South] Richmond Street A short back lane leading from West Richmond Street to Pleasance & South Richmond Street |
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the name Richmond Lane does not appear on the 6 inch map.
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of St. Cuthberts.
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Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 106 - Parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/106
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.