Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WET DOCKS | Wet Docks Wet Docks Wet Docks |
P. Dall Esq. Dock Superintendent Plan of the Docks 1852 City Plan 1847 |
[Situation] On the North Side of Commercial Street. Two substantially built Wet docks the property of the Leith Dock Commissioners. The Eastern dock next the tide harbour was begun in 1801 and finished in about six years, and in 1800 the Middle dock was begun and completed in 1817. Each of these docks is 250 yards in length and 100 yards broad, - both extending to upwards of two English Acres of Water and affording spaces sufficient to contain 150 ships of ordinary dimensions such as usually frequent the Port. To the North of the Wet docks are three dry or graving docks each 136 feet long and 45 feet wide at the bottom, while they increase in area at the top. The whole are constructed of the best and most durable materials and cost about £285.108 Compiled from Statistical Account. |
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Parish of North Leith
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 12
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 83 - Parishes of North Leith and South Leith, OS1/11/83
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of North Leith, and South Leith.
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.