Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEITH ROPERY | Leith Ropery Leith Ropery Leith Ropery |
Ticket on Gate Mr Crawford Alexander McLaren |
002 | [Situation] Extends from Bath Street in an Easterly direction. A large rope established - situated on the east side of Bath Street the property of Gavine & Son. Whether is this Ropery an establishment for manufacture of Ropes - for Storing them - is for the sale of them ~ the description does not say which - O.M.O |
| CHEMICAL WORKS [Dawson's, Salamander Street] | Dawson's Chemical Works Dawson's Chemical Works Dawson's Chemical Works |
Name on Gate Mr McLaren |
002 | [Situation] N.E. by N. [North East by North] of Salamander Street. A large establishment of chemical works Situated upon the North side of Salamander Street, the property of Mr Dawson. On the South Side of the Same street is a large Soap manufactory belonging to Mr Taylor. |
| MERRILEES CLOSE | Merrilees Close | See Name Book Sheet 16 | 002 | [Situation] Near the south side of Yardheads. See Name Book, Sheet 16 |
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Parish of South Leith
Transcriber's notes
An entry on this page "Bone Mill" is scored through and endorsed "4 R.A.L. 1"
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 88 - Parishes of St Cuthberts and South Leith, OS1/11/88
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of St Cuthberts, 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.