Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL [Musselburgh] | Industrial School | Rev. [Reverend] Mr Beveridge, InveresK Manse Mr Chisholm, New St Fisherrow Mr Gordon, Town Surveyor Musselburgh |
A stone building erected for, and applied to, the purposes of a "ragged"school" wherein the children of the very humble classes are taught reading, writing & simple arithmetic, as also the making of pasteboard boxes for Draper's fancy goods &c. it is supported partly by Government & private contributions. | |
| TABERNACLE WYND [Musselburgh] | Tabernacle Wynd | Rev [Reverend] Mr Beveridge, Inveresk Manse Mr Chisholm, New St Fisherrow Mr Gordon, Town Surveyor Musselburgh |
A lane leading from the eastern extremity of New St. "Fisherrow, into the High St it probably takes its name from the "independent Chapel" being in it. |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan R.S.M. [Royal Sappers & Miners] 21st may 1852
Plan 8 Trace 2
Parish - Inveresk
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Musselburgh 1853 - Sheet 08
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 131 - Parish of Inveresk, OS1/11/131
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Inveresk.
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.