Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASON'S LANE | Mason's Lane | Corner Ticket | [Situation] On North Side of Canongate, A Short lane in the South Back of Canongate. It leads into two extensive breweries. |
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| BIG JACK'S CLOSE | Big Jack's Close Big Jack's Close |
Corner Ticket P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] On North Side of Canongate. A dirty narrow close containing a few dwellings occupied by working people. |
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| LITTLE JACK'S CLOSE | Little Jacks Close Little Jacks Close |
Corner Ticket P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] On North Side of Canongate. A narrow irregular Close extending from the north Side of Canongate to New Street. It contains the Gas Works and several dwellings from 2 to 5 Stories high occupied by working people. |
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| ST JOHN'S CLOSE | St. John's Close St. John's Close |
Corner Ticket P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] On South Side of Canongate. A short irregular close occupied by working people. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Canongate.
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Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the names Mason's Lane, Big Jack's Close, Little Jack's Close and St John's Close do not appear on the 6 inch map.
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.