Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKFIELD COURT | Oakfield Court Oakfield Court Oakfield Court |
Mr. P. Ritchie Mr. James Scott. P. O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] East Side of Pleasance. A large court or close clean & well paved etc. There are the workshops belonging to Mr. Ritchie Patent Press manufacturer, also workshops belonging to a Brush manufacturer. In it are also a few dwelling houses 3 stories high tenanted by mechanics. |
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| INNES'S COURT | Innes's Court Innes's Court |
Name on wall above entrance P. O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] E [East] Side of Pleasance A dirty back yard or court in which are a few dilapidated houses used as stables & other purposes |
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| PLEASANCE COURT | Pleasance Court | Name on wall above entrance | [Situation] East Side of Pleasance An irregular court on the E [East] side of Pleasance in it are a few small dwelling houses occupied by work people. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 116
Parish of St. Cuthberts.
[Note below entry for Innes's Court]
? On plan
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the names Oakfield, Innes's and Pleasance Courts do not appear on the 6 inch map and Innes's Court is located on the west of Pleasance, not the east as shown by the collector.
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.