Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST PETER'S CHAPEL (Episcopal) | St. Peter's Chapel St. Peter's Chapel St. Peter's Chapel |
S. Kinner Esqr William Lammond Inscription cut in stone on front of chapel) |
[Situation] W. [West] side of Roxburgh Place A plain building consisting of the lower part of a house in Roxburgh Place it is well fitted up with galleries and pews capable of accommodating a congregation of about 465 there are about 30 free seats for the use of a free school the poor of the congregation get tickets gratis to admit them to seats at public worship. The ministers stipends varies the average is about £180 per annum. The upper part of the building is let as dwelling houses. The minister is the Revd [Reverend] G. Coventry B.D. [Batchelor of Divinity] It belongs to the Episcopal Church. |
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| HILL PLACE COURT | Hill Place Court Hill Place Court |
P. O. [Post Office] Directory Mr Rankine Hill Place Name over Entrance |
[Situation] S. [South] Side of Hill Place A Small Court Situated in Hill Place. It Contains a few Stables. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of St. Cuthberts
[Note below entry for St. Peter's Chapel]
This is now changed to a
School.
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note both of the names St. Peter's Chapel and Hill Place Court 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.