Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST RICHMOND STREET | West Richmond Street West Richmond Street |
Corner Tickets Name on Lamp Posts P. O. [Post Office] Directory |
002 | [Situation] On the east Side of Nicholson St. A short wide street extending [from] Nicholson Street to North [and South] Richmond Streets the houses [are] mostly 4 stories high and [of] tolerable good class occupied [by] mechanics, shopkeepers etc. [?] stories are occupied as shops public houses etc. [?] is the Royal Dispensary [for the] relief of the poor. |
| DAVIE STREET | Davie Street Davie Street Davie Street |
Corner Tickets Name on Lamp Posts P. O. [Post Office] Directory |
002 | [Situation] On the east side of W. [West] Richmond St. A short wide street branching [from] West Richmond Street [the] houses are 4 to 5 stories high occupied by working people. [On the] Street is a Church belonging to the Antiburghers also in [?] Lancasterian School. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of St. Cuthberts.
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the name Antiburghers Church is not shown on the 6 inch map.
Some words in the Description are concealed by the fold in the page.
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.