Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| CHESSELS' COURT | Chessels' Court Chessels' Court Chessels's Court |
Name on Corner P.O [Post Office] Directory Chamber's Tradition |
[Situation] South Side of Canongate. A court Situated on the South Side of the Canongate. Some of the houses are of a tolerably good Class and occupied by respectable tradesmen. It contains a police Station or barrack Capable of accomodating 31 men. |
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| POLICE STATION HOUSE [Chessels' Court] | Police Station House | Inscription on Building P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] In Chessels' Court South Side of Canongate A house 5 stories high occupied as a Police Barrack, or Station House. At present it accmodates 31 policemen and a Superintendent. |
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| PIRRIE'S CLOSE | Pirrie's Close | Name Above Entrance P O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] South Side of Canongate A Small well paved Close containing a few dwellings occupied by working people |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 153
Parish of Canongate
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the names Chessels' Court, Police Station and Pirrie'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.