Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONNINGTON CHEMICAL WORKS | Bonnington Chemical WorKs Bonnington Chemical WorKs |
Mr L Anderson Mr Matheson |
[Situation] On the East Side of Bonnington Road. A number of houses from one to two stories high, and yards Tar Tubs and Pits, dregs flakes &c used as a Chemical WorKs for manufacturing Salammonic Coal Tar and Naptha, proprietor and occupier Anderson and Company |
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| ST CUTHBERT'S WELL (Chalybeate) | St Cuthberts Well St Cuthberts Well |
Mr Anderson Advertisements concerning Well |
[Situation] A small distance N. [North] West of Leith Distillery. A Well Situated at Bonnington Supposed to have been dedicated to St Cuthbert, about 34 years ago the proprietor repaired the well and at the same time erected a house over it, and fitted it up for Visitors who are charged one penny for a drinK. The Water of the well has been analysed by Professor Jameson and Doctor Turner and it was found to Contain Salts of Iron; Soda, magnesia and Lime, also Iodine under the form of Hydrisdate of Potash |
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Parish of St Cuthberts
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 16
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 87 - Parishes of North Leith, South Leith and St Cuthberts, OS1/11/87
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of North Leith, South Leith, and St Cuthberts.
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.