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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIGNAL TOWER | Signal Tower Signal Tower |
Robert Grant, Giles St Mr Christopher |
[Situation] At the N.W. [North West] Corner of Tower Street. A large round Tower at one time used as a wind mill, but now Converted into a Signal Tower to apprise the surrounding inhabitants what ship Comes into Leith Roads, and harbour, by means of different Kinds of Signal Flags |
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| TIMBER BUSH | Timber Bush Timber Bush Timber Bush |
Corner Ticket Robert Grant P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] About 8 chs [chains] E. [East] of the Custom House. This name formerly applied to a district bounded, by (the houses along) the shore - Bernard Street, The sea, and extended to Constitution Street but now it applies, chiefly to a lane or street, leading off Bernard Street to Tower Street, the houses along it, are generally used as stores, |
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Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 13
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 84 - Parishes of North Leith and South Leith, OS1/11/84
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.