| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL HOUSE | Chapel House Chapel House Chapel House |
Name On Gate A Melrose occupier P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Adjoining Palmers Building N. [North] side of W. [West] Nicholson Street A good plain dwelling house with a plot of ground in front and a gateway by which it is entered from Chapel Street. The residence of Mr Melrose, Grocer, George Street. |
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| SIMPSON'S COURT | Simpson's Court Simpson's Court |
Name Above Entrance P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Near the N. [North] end of Chapel Street A large court entered by a wide archway from the south end of Potter Row. The houses are four stories high, and occupied by working people. |
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Parish of St Cuthberts
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 40
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 112 - Parishes of St Cuthberts and Canongate, OS1/11/112
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of St Cuthberts, and Canongate.
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.